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- Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk on Monday was discharged from Medanta Hospital in Gurugram after a 26-day hunger strike demanding the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over the NEET-UG paper leak controversy.
- During his treatment, opposition MPs visited him at the hospital to urge him to end the indefinite fast and assuring parliamentary action; the Cockroach Janta Party also publicly appealed to him to call off the strike, promising the protest movement would continue.
- Wangchuk had earlier said he would end the hunger strike only if the government provided assurances against legal action for NEET-UG paper leak protesters.
- Following discharge, he planned to visit Rajghat to pay tribute to Mahatma Gandhi before returning to his home region of Ladakh.
- The protest has kept examination accountability at the center of national political debate, with opposition parties framing it as parliamentary ground and civil-society voices insisting on concrete safeguards for students and whistleblowers.
What to watch next
- Wangchuk's return to Ladakh and whether he rekindles local agitation.
- Parliamentary discussion on NEET-UG and education minister accountability.
- Any formal government assurance on legal protection for protesters.
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- Sonam Wangchuk health intervention· days
- Government of India (Education Ministry) political pressure· days
- NEET-UG exam system public scrutiny· weeks
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Named India · Abhijeet Dipke · Cockroach Janata Party · Communist Party of India (Marxist) · Delhi High Court · Delhi Police · Dharmendra Pradhan · Gurugram · Indian National Congress · Jantar Mantar · John Brittas · Medanta Hospital · New Delhi
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