### [2026-07-19](/feed/2026/07/19/index.md)

##### 2026 Delhi Jantar Mantar protests
#  Students hold protests in several cities across India after activist Sonam Wangchuk is arrested and taken to a hospital during his hunger strike calling for education minister Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation over the 2026 NEET exam paper leak, with a march on Parliament planned for the following day. 




### Sources:

1. [Al Jazeera](https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/7/18/cockroach-party-protest-intensifies-after-wangchuk-forcibly-hospitalised)
2. [Financial Express](https://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/support-grows-for-sonam-wangchuk-as-protests-erupt-in-multiple-cities-ahead-of-july-20-parliament-march/4295815/)

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