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- Activist Sonam Wangchuk is on day 17 of a hunger strike in Delhi.
Indian activist Sonam Wangchuk is on day 17 of a hunger strike over exam paper leaks, having lost 8.2kg. His health is declining, prompting opposition leaders to urge him to end the fast.
The hunger strike highlights growing frustration among young Indians over unemployment and exam integrity, posing a challenge to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's administration and raising concerns about the health of a prominent activist.
Prominent Indian activist Sonam Wangchuk has entered the 17th day of a hunger strike in Delhi, having lost 8.2kg, as his health continues to decline. The protest, initiated by the satirical movement Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) led by Abhijeet Dipke, demands the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan following leaks of exam papers that affected millions of students. Wangchuk, an engineer and activist inspired by Mahatma Gandhi, remains determined to continue his fast despite appeals from opposition leaders and health professionals. A young person also on hunger strike at the protest site fainted and was hospitalized. The CJP plans to march to parliament on July 20.
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