She arrived quietly among thousands of young faces already crowding Jantar Mantar. Days earlier, she had asked a fasting scientist to guard his health. On Sunday, she stood beside him in spirit.
The high court directed doctors and the Centre to provide a status report on Wangchuk's health within the next three days and posted the matter for further hearing on July 24.
The petition was filed after she expressed apprehensions over his medical care at the government-run hospital and alleged discrepancies in his reported health condition.
A handwritten note from a hospital bed has turned into a fresh call for public action as supporters prepare for a major protest in the national capital.
A team of doctors from Safdarjung Hospital and AIIMS is closely monitoring Sonam Wangchuk as the effects of his prolonged fast continue. Medical experts say continuous care is essential despite his stable condition.
A hunger strike. A hospital bed. A splintering opposition suddenly finding common ground. As Parliament's monsoon session dawns, 37 defected MPs and a fractured alliance now rally behind one man's fight.
Two days before the Monsoon Session of Parliament, the BJP-led Centre on Saturday took the politically sensitive decision to remove activist Sonam Wangchuk from the Jantar Mantar protest site, where he had been on a hunger strike for the past 20 days.
"The BJP's negative ideology is one of 'conflict'; not dialogue. The BJP has become synonymous with despair. It's not the BJP government--it's arrogance!" Akhilesh Yadav said.
Safdarjung Hospital said that at the time of admission, Wangchuk was conscious with stable pulse, blood pressure and oxygen saturation.
BJP IT Cell head Amit Malviya said that those questioning the removal of Wangchuk from Jantar Mantar were nowhere to be seen when he was being shifted to hospital.
