Gitanjali J Angmo, wife of activist Sonam Wangchuk, on Saturday questioned the presence of police personnel at Medanta Hospital and outside his ICU, asking under what authority they were restricting access to him if a court had clarified that he was not under detention. In a post on X, Angmo said, "At both Safdarjung and now Medanta, police are everywhere. At the main gate. The reception. The lifts. Outside @Wangchuk66's ICU. They decide who may or may not meet him." "If the Court has clarified that he is not under detention, then under what authority is this happening? In an enlightened democracy, is the role of the police to protect citizens and uphold the law, or to control citizens on behalf of those in power? These are questions every Indian should be asking," she added.
Wangchuk ended his 26-day hunger strike on Friday after receiving a written assurance from the Union Government regarding the NEET examination issue and systemic reforms in the country's competitive testing framework. Angmo had earlier on Friday urged people to show compassion towards her husband, saying he was in the ICU after losing 11 kg during the fast. "Before you rush to criticise Sonam Wangchuk, first pause to earn the ethos of fasting for 26 days for a cause larger than yourself. He lies in the ICU today, having lost 11 kg, including muscle mass, because he chose sacrifice over comfort," she had said in a post on X. Wangchuk, in a video message shared on social media on Friday, also hit out at critics questioning his decision to end the hunger strike and said he should not have to seek a "character certificate" to prove his commitment to the cause.