COURT ALLOWS ACTIVIST TO BE MOVED TO PRIVATE HOSPITAL
On Tuesday, the Delhi High Court allowed the Magsaysay award winner to be shifted to a private hospital from the state-run hospital where was taken following a petition from his wife that alleged he had been illegally detained.
The court order fulfils one of the three demands of the protesters.
CJP said Health Minister JP Nadda sought time to discuss their demands within the government after a meeting with two leaders on Monday.
The demands include the release of Wangchuk, Pradhan’s resignation and compensation of 10 million rupees (US$104,000) each for about a dozen students who died by suicide following the leak.
On Tuesday, Nadda visited a state-run hospital in Delhi and met protesters under treatment there.
The CJP’s surge in popularity reflects frustrations among young Indians including job shortages as well as exam leaks, which they say happen frequently.
Dipke and his supporters began a sit-in last month seeking Pradhan’s resignation.
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