Indian activist and educationist Sonam Wangchuk is now in his fourth week of fasting, having shed more than 24 pounds whilst consuming only salt and water. Removed from Delhi's Jantar Mantar protest site and hospitalised, he maintains his commitment to the fast and will only abandon it if authorities guarantee students will face no reprisals or force from the government.

The hunger strike supports a youth-driven movement calling for education system changes and the removal of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, accused of responsibility for multiple breaches of major national exams. Despite authorities using force against demonstrators on Monday, resulting in injuries to both protesters and police officers, large crowds persist at the protest location, whilst political leaders and the government separately urge him to stop whilst signalling readiness to discuss the movement's grievances.