Top news of the day: Sonam’s health fine, there was no need for Govt intervention, says wife; police action forces end to tribal protest against MP’s Ken-Betwa project; and more
The Delhi High Court denied a transfer request for activist Sonam Wangchuk, citing medical necessity, while police cleared a tribal protest site in Madhya Pradesh due to rising water levels. Additionally, political tensions persist in West Bengal following a court-ordered status quo on the demolition of a TMC office.
Why it matters
These events highlight ongoing tensions between government projects, political opposition, and individual civil rights in India.
Delhi HC declined interim relief on the plea by Sonam Wangchuk’s wife seeking his transfer from Safdarjung Hospital to a hospital of his choice. The Court noted that Mr. Wangchuk has been on a hunger strike for 17–18 days and that his medical condition is “perilous.”
It accepted the Centre’s stand that shifting him to Safdarjung was a medical decision, not an arbitrary one. The Court recorded that his potassium levels are dangerously low, medicines have been administered with his consent, IV fluids have not been given as he has not consented.
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