Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, accompanied by his wife Gitanjali J. Angmo, marked Day 20 of his indefinite hunger strike at Jantar Mantar, New Delhi on 17 July 2026, demanding the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over alleged NEET 2026 paper leak irregularities. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)
Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk launched the indefinite fast to press for the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, holding him accountable for alleged irregularities — including a reported paper leak — in the NEET 2026 medical entrance examination. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)
Sonam Wangchuk was joined by his wife Gitanjali J. Angmo at Jantar Mantar on Day 20 of his indefinite fast, as the couple maintained their vigil amid calls for accountability over the alleged NEET 2026 paper leak. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)
Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan faces mounting pressure to resign as Sonam Wangchuk enters a third week of fasting at Jantar Mantar, citing alleged irregularities and a reported paper leak in the NEET 2026 examination. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)
Jantar Mantar in New Delhi has become the centre of the NEET 2026 protest movement, with climate activist Sonam Wangchuk conducting his indefinite hunger strike there since the fast began, joined by supporters and his wife Gitanjali J. Angmo. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)
The trigger for the protest is the alleged leak of the NEET 2026 medical entrance examination paper — an irregularity that activist Sonam Wangchuk has cited as grounds for demanding the removal of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)
Known primarily as a climate and Ladakh rights activist, Sonam Wangchuk has now turned his attention to education accountability, spending 20 days on an indefinite fast at Jantar Mantar, New Delhi over the alleged NEET 2026 paper leak. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)
As Sonam Wangchuk enters his 20th consecutive day without food at Jantar Mantar, the protest over alleged NEET 2026 irregularities has reportedly drawn national attention, with his wife Gitanjali J. Angmo by his side on 17 July 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)
A photograph captured Sonam Wangchuk alone during his indefinite hunger strike at Jantar Mantar, New Delhi on 17 July 2026 — the 20th day of his fast demanding the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over the alleged NEET 2026 paper leak. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)