'He intends to continue the fast': Sonam Wangchuk's wife vows to lead Parliament march
Gitanjali J Angmo, wife of activist Sonam Wangchuk, has announced she will lead a protest march to Parliament to support her husband's cause regarding the NEET-UG paper leak. Wangchuk remains hospitalized but is determined to continue his indefinite hunger strike.
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The ongoing protest highlights significant public dissatisfaction with examination integrity and the government's handling of student-led movements.
NEW DELHI: Educationalist and climate activist Sonam Wangchuk's wife, Gitanjali J Angmo on Sunday said that she would lead the planned march to Parliament on Monday to represent her husband along with the students and parents protesting against the alleged NEET-UG paper leak, asserting that Wangchuk intends to continue his indefinite hunger strike.Her remarks came after the Delhi high court declined to grant urgent interim relief seeking Wangchuk's immediate discharge from Safdarjung Hospital and his transfer to a private hospital.Speaking to reporters outside the Delhi high court, Angmo said she would participate in the march on behalf of Wangchuk, who was shifted to Safdarjung Hospital on Saturday after being removed from the protest site at Jantar Mantar."I will definitely represent him in tomorrow's protest.
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