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NEW DELHI
A New Delhi court ordered government doctors on Thursday to monitor activist Sonam Wangchuk’s health daily, as supporters fear for his life after nearly three weeks of hunger strike to protest India’s examination system.
Wangchuk, 59, has been on a hunger strike since June 28, demanding the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over alleged irregularities in medical entrance, and other reforms.
Angry students from across India have joined protests in recent weeks organised by the satirical Cockroach Janta Party online movement, with many saying repeated paper leaks have left them with little faith in the system.
Wangchuk, resting on a stage in New Delhi’s well-known protest site Jantar Mantar, appeared frail and weak on Thursday as he waved to supporters.
