He earlier paid homage to Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat on June 28. (Credit: File Photo)

Sonam Wangchuk to be discharged on Monday, will pay tribute at Rajghat

Sonam Wangchuk will visit Rajghat after his discharge from hospital on Monday and then leave for Ladakh. The visit follows his 26-day fast for NEET protesters and comes after the 36-day agitation ended.

by · India Today

In Short

  • Wangchuk broke his 26-day fast late Friday night in Gurugram
  • He had joined the NEET protest at Jantar Mantar on June 28
  • On July 18, he was forcibly shifted to Safdarjung Hospital

Activist Sonam Wangchuk will be discharged from hospital on Monday and will visit Rajghat to pay homage to Mahatma Gandhi before leaving for Ladakh, his team said.

Wangchuk, who is recovering in the hospital in Gurugram after he broke his 26-day fast late Friday night, is expected to be discharged at around 11.30 am on Monday.

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 here to support students protesting alleged irregularities in the NEET examination.

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, Wangchuk was shifted to hospital in Gurugram.

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

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