INDIA bloc MPs stopped from meeting activist in hospital
Haryana Police stopped an INDIA bloc delegation from meeting activist Sonam Wangchuk at Medanta Hospital in Gurugram while he remained under intensive care.
- Haryana Police prevented a delegation of INDIA bloc MPs from meeting Sonam Wangchuk at Medanta Hospital in Gurugram.
- Medanta Hospital said Sonam Wangchuk had been admitted to the intensive care unit the previous evening.
- Wangchuk’s wife reportedly said his health parameters were stable, although he had weakened.
What happened
Haryana Police stopped a delegation of 15 INDIA bloc MPs from meeting activist Sonam Wangchuk at Medanta Hospital in Gurugram. The MPs said they wanted to hand him a letter asking him to end his fast while continuing the protest.
The delegation said many more MPs had signed the appeal. The MPs also accused the authorities of overreach and said refusal to allow the visit amounted to dictatorship.
UPSC may frame Haryana Police restrictions on access to Sonam Wangchuk as a question on the limits of policing, the right to peaceful protest, political representation, and the ethical duty of the State to avoid excessive force or arbitrary restrictions while maintaining security and hospital protocol.
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