Activist Sonam Wangchuk will be discharged from Medanta Hospital in Gurugram on Monday (July 27, 2026) and will visit Rajghat to pay homage to Mahatma Gandhi before leaving for Ladakh, his team said.

Mr. Wangchuk, who is recovering in the hospital after he broke his 26-day fast late Thursday night (July 24, 2026) is expected to be discharged at around 11.30 a.m. on Monday (July 27, 2026) .

After his discharge, he would visit Rajghat before departing.

He earlier paid homage to Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat on June 28 before launching his indefinite hunger strike at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi to support students protesting alleged irregularities, including the question paper leak, in the recently held NEET medical entrance examination.

Mr. Wangchuk had joined the agitation on June 28 and remained on an indefinite fast for 26 days. He was forcibly shifted to Safdarjung Hospital on July 18, where he said he felt like he was being kept in detention.

Following a Delhi High Court order, Mr. Wangchuk was shifted to Medanta Hospital.

The 36-day agitation, led by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), ended on Saturday (July 25, 2026) with the resignation of Dharmendra Pradhan as Union Education Minister. The protest had begun on June 20.

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday (July 22, 2026) dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) against the forcible shifting of activist Sonam Wangchuk from Jantar Mantar protest site to Safdarjung Hospital on the 21st day of his hunger strike.

A bench of Chief Justice D.K. Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia observed that the issue of Mr. Wangchuk’s hospitalisation at Safdarjung Hospital was earlier raised by his wife before the high court and the matter was “disposed of to their satisfaction”.

“Since an FIR is sought to be lodged in relation to a reportedly solitary incident, it is always open for the petitioner to take recourse to 173 of BNSS,” the court said.

On July 18, the Delhi Police whisked Mr. Wangchuk away from the protest site at Jantar Mantar and forcibly shifted him to Safdarjung Hospital.

The petitioner sought a direction for registration of an FIR against all police personnel and other officials who have “committed cognizable offences while dispersing the peaceful protest held on July 18, 2026 at Jantar Mantar” as well as constitution of an SIT to ensure a fair, impartial and transparent investigation.

It also sought a direction for preservation of complete medical reports, opinions of the treating doctors and the decision-making process in relation to Mr. Wangchuk’s shifting from Jantar Mantar to Safdarjung Hospital.

On Tuesday, the court ordered immediate shifting of Mr. Wangchuk from Safdarjung Hospital here to Medanta Hospital in Gurugram, on a plea filed by his wife Gitanjali Angmo.

Security has been further intensified across the New Delhi district ahead of the Monsoon session of Parliament and the Cockroach Janta Party’s (CJP) proposed “Chalo Sansad” march.

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The Delhi Police has deployed additional personnel, strengthened barricading and is conducting intensive vehicle checks at key entry points, sources said on Sunday (July 19, 2026).

Preventive deployment will remain in place throughout the Parliament session, police added.

Several entry points have been converted into high-security zones with multi-layered barricades, enhanced surveillance, anti-sabotage checks and round-the-clock patrolling in New Delhi, Central Delhi and parts of North Delhi, they said.

A senior police source said elaborate preventive arrangements have been made to ensure law and order during the Parliament session.

“Every vehicle entering the New Delhi district is being thoroughly checked. Additional pickets have been set up at strategic locations, and reserve forces have been kept on standby. CCTV surveillance has also been intensified across sensitive areas,” the source said.

Security has been strengthened around Jantar Mantar, Parliament Street, Central Vista, Connaught Place, Shankar Chowk and other key installations, while rapid response teams have been positioned to respond to any contingency.

The heightened vigil comes amid fresh developments at the protest site, where CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke continued his indefinite hunger strike after activist Sonam Wangchuk was whisked away on Saturday (July 18, 2026) to the Safdarjung Hospital.

Mr. Wangchuk issued a message from the hospital urging supporters to participate in the proposed July 20 march.

Communist Party of India (Marxist) general secretary M.A. Baby on Saturday (July 18, 2026) condemned the forceful removal of activist Sonam Wangchuk from Jantar Mantar and the detention of Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke by the Delhi Police.

Slamming the Central government for detention of the activists, Mr. Baby stated in a post on X, “Strongly condemn the detention of Sonam Wangchuk and Abhijeet Dipke by the Delhi Police. Instead of sacking the Education Minister under whose nose the scandalous leak of papers happened and dismantling the system that continues to ruin the future of lakhs of students, the government is coming down with a heavy hand on peaceful protesters.”

Criticising “the authoritarian attitude” of the Modi government, Mr. Baby said that “silencing dissent cannot be a substitute for accountability.”

Mr. Wangchuk was forcefully shifted to the hospital early on Saturday (July 18), with the police citing medical advice and the directions of the Delhi High Court, after his health deteriorated on the 21st day of his indefinite fast.

Following the police action, Mr. Dipke alleged that he had been beaten up and detained by Delhi Police during what he described as a crackdown on protesters at Jantar Mantar. Mr. Dipke also announced that he was beginning an indefinite hunger strike from Saturday (July 18).

Shortly after the Delhi police moved activist Sonam Wangchuk to the hospital, Cockroach Janta Party’s (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke announced on Saturday (July 18, 2026), that he is beginning an indefinite hunger strike.

“I am starting an indefinite hunger strike beginning right now,” he said in a post on X.

Read live updates from the ongoing protest at Jantar Mantar here

Mr. Dipke’s announcement came as the New Delhi DCP’s office said that Mr. Wangchuk has been shifted to the hospital for “essential medical care” as per the orders of the Delhi High Court and on expert medical advise due to his deteriorating health condition. 

Following the police action, Mr. Dipke alleged that he had been beaten up and detained by Delhi Police during what he described as a crackdown on protesters at Jantar Mantar. Police has appealed to protesters to peacefully vacate the site.

Mr. Wangchuk has been on a hunger strike for the past 21 days, demanding Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation over the alleged irregularities in the NEET-UG exam paper leak controversy.

Meanwhile, three students from the CPI(ML) Liberation’s All India Students’ Association (AISA) — Neha, Aameen and Manish — remain at Jantar Mantar and will continue their fast for the 21^st day, N. Sai Balaji, former AISA president said.

With inputs from PTI

After the Delhi Police shifted activist Sonam Wangchuk to the Safdarjung Hospital, his wife, Gitanjali J Angmo, said on Saturday (July 18, 2026) that no medical treatment should be administered to the activist without her consent.

Ms. Angmo confirmed that Mr. Wangchuk has been admitted to the Safdarjung Hospital.

In a post on X, Ms. Angmo said, “Nothing should be administered to him orally or intravenous without taking consent from me, his family and his doctors who have been monitoring his health for the past 20 days.”

Gitanjali Angmo at Safdarjung Hospital where activist Sonam Wangchuk has been admitted on Saturday, July 18, 2026.
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Questioning the decision to hospitalise him, she claimed Mr. Wangchuk appeared fine on Friday (July 17, 2026).

“Yesterday, he was doing fine. There was no need to bring him to the hospital,” she added.

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The Safdurjung Hospital issued a statement on Saturday (July 18, 2026) and added that “He is weak due to prolonged fasting and dehydration. Although he is currently stable, he requires continuous observation, monitoring and treatment to restore his body parameters.”

The Delhi Police has said that Mr. Wangchuk was shifted to the hospital for “essential medical care” following expert medical advice and in compliance with the Delhi High Court’s orders.

(With inputs from PTI)