As climate activist and education reformer Sonam Wangchuk continues his hunger strike, an old post by union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan praising the activist and his wife Gitanjali Angmu has gone viral.
In the post, published three years ago, Pradhan praised Wangchuk and Angmo for their passion and work for education reforms.
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This post of the BJP leader has gone viral as Sonam Wangchuk continues his quick call for Pradhan’s resignation.
Nearly a month ago, thousands of protesters gathered at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar, led by the Cockroach Janta Party, to demand the resignation of the education minister over leaked NEET papers and other exam irregularities.
Following the violent crackdown on protesters on July 20, Pradhan issued a statement on Channel X accusing the Congress of using students as political tools. He alleged that the opposition is trying to politicize the students instead of addressing their concerns constructively.
His post was posted after Congress MP and Lok Sabha leader Rahul Gandhi was arrested for holding a dharna outside Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s residence at 7 Lok Kalyan Marg.
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Wangchuk moved to Medanta
Sonam Wangchuk, who was shifted from Jantar Mantar last week and shifted to a government hospital, has been shifted to Medanta Hospital in Gurugram. The activist’s transfer came after the Delhi High Court allowed the move.
Wangchuk and his family alleged that he was “illegally detained” at Safdarjung Hospital in New Delhi.
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The climate activist has been on an indefinite hunger strike since June 28 as part of the protest against the Minister of Education.
