Sharing the letter on X, the activist asked why restrictions were put in place on his movement if the police maintained that the activist had not been detained.
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Activist Sonam Wangchuk wrote to the Medical Superintendent of the Safdarjung Hospital in the national capital on Monday, stating that he was feeling “very fine” and sought permission to leave the hospital, even if temporarily, to participate in the ‘Sansad Chalo’ march of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP).
In his handwritten letter addressed to the Director/MS of Safdarjung Hospital, Wangchuk wrote, “This is to state that I am feeling very fine today and my health parameters are also showing as quite normal. Hence, I request you to kindly allow me to leave the hospital, even if temporarily, so that I can join the March to the Parliament, Sansad Chalo this morning,” Wangchuk wrote.
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“I shall be most grateful,” he added.
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While sharing the letter on X, the activist asked why restrictions were put in place on his movement if the police maintained that the activist had not been detained.
“Sonam Wangchuk is trying hard to see you all! Just submitted a letter to the hospital as his health is good and they claim he is not in detention. So why the restrictions?” read the message.
Sonam Wangchuk is trying hard to see you all! Just submitted a letter to the hospital as his health is good and they claim he is not in detention. So why the restrictions? pic.twitter.com/XqeurZUtoP
— Sonam Wangchuk (@Wangchuk66) July 20, 2026
This comes after the hospital authorities in a medical update informed that Wangchuk’s vital parameters are stable and his blood parameters require close clinical observation.
“Sonam Wangchuk continues to receive comprehensive medical care at VMMC & Safdarjung Hospital. His vital parameters remain stable. Blood parameters continue to warrant close clinical observation. Wangchuk remains under continuous medical management and the close supervision of a multidisciplinary team of experts,” read the latest health bulletin from the Safdarjung Hospital.
Earlier in the day, Wangchuk assured that he is ready to end his fast on Monday only if the three conditions outlined in a handwritten letter from Safdarjung Hospital are fulfilled.
On the 23rd day of his fast, the activist alleged that he was being kept under “illegal detention” at the hospital.
He stated that he will end his fast if the government takes accountability for the recent failures in the education system and paper leaks.
“If I & the leadership of CJP reach the doorsteps of Parliament, where Honourable MPs & leaders of various parties assure us that they will now take up the issue in the Parliament,” he added.
In the letter, Wangchuk also outlined his third condition, stating that if his health or other circumstances made it impossible for him to continue the fast, he would agree to end it if MPs and leaders from different political parties visited him at the hospital and provided the same assurance that the issue would be raised in Parliament.
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