Shadowing Practice: Sonam Wangchuk Protest: Wife Geetanjali To Move Delhi HC Division Bench As Parliament March Looms - Learn English Speaking with YouTube
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Good evening and a very warm welcome.
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You're watching Times Now Live.
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I'm Pratibha Chandran.
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Thank you for joining us this Sunday evening.
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Let's begin with breaking updates now coming in.
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Activist Sonam Vangchuk's wife, Dr. Geetanjali,
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has said that she will move the division bench of the Delhi High Court after a single judge declined relief.
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She also confirmed that she will represent Wang Chuk at tomorrow's protest march, urging other participants as well to join in
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and to keep the demonstration peaceful and remain vigilant against any attempt to disrupt it.
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Going on to add that Wang Chuk remains determined to continue his fast, saying he has refused fluids but continues to drink water.
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I will represent them.
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definitely Jodhung.
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My colleague Dipankar is joining us on the broadcast with the details
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and Dipankar earlier today the single judge bench had declined any relief to Sonam Vanchuk.
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Take us through the details of what happened in the court
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and why Sonam Vanchuk's wife is now going to take the case to the division bench of the Delhi High Court.
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Well yes, Sonam Vanchuk's wife Gitanjali Yangmo had appeared before the court along with her senior advocate Kapil Sibbal who argued
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that every person has a right to be treated in a hospital of their own choice
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and with that underlining statement Kapil Sibbal had argued
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and asked the court to allow him to be moved from Sabdarjung Hospital to a private hospital
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which he was saying that would be Medanta
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but the council appearing for the government posed and pointed out that he's been given treatment over there.
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However, he's still refusing to get any kind of IV drips to be used to provide any kind of intravenous medication,
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but oral medications are being there and his health is being clinically monitored over there.
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However, the court taking all these arguments into consideration very clearly
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and very categorically said
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that the government's decision to shift him to a hospital from Jantar Mantar's protest side was not any kind of arbitrary action.
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And it also went on to very clearly direct the Sabdarjian hospital staff, the doctors over there, to keep a check on his health
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and required to provide him with the medications that are to be given.
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taking all these things into consideration Italy Angmo is now considering to challenge this order
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that has been granted by the single jet before a division bench of the Delhi High Court
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and it is very likely
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that they may mention it tomorrow in the morning itself at
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10.30am as soon as the bench assembles they might mention this matter for an urgent hearing in this entire case Okay, alright.
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Dipankar, thank you for getting us that update In fact, we have more details coming in
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And the latest health bulletin on Activate Sonam Wangchuk says
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that his vitals remain stable and that his blood parameters have shown minor improvement.
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But doctors have stressed that he continues to require sustained medical intervention and round-the-clock monitoring as well.
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Remember, yesterday he was picked up from the protest site in Jantar Mantar and taken to the hospital.
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And since then, we are getting in updates from the hospital on the health bulletin.
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Michael E.
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Kritika is joining us on the broadcast with the details.
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Kritika, what's the health update?
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Right, Pratipa, we are giving to, in fact, understand that his vitals continue to remain stable.
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So that's one.
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Earlier in the day, his blood parameters had deteriorated somewhat.
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But currently, the hospital says that even those parameters are showing minor improvement.
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However, the hospital also continues to in fact argue that immediate medical intervention is required.
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Now what does that mean?
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It means a form of oral rehydration or in fact intravenous fluids to be in fact administered to Sonam Mangchuk
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and along with electrolyte therapy is also the need of the hour as per the team of doctors who are attending them.
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Now this team consists of doctors from Sabdarjung as well as one independent doctor from AIMS as well.
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So, this team, in fact, holds that round-the-clock monitoring is still required
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and there is no discharge on the cards officially on part of Sabdarjung Hospital as far as Mr. Sonam Vangchuk is concerned.
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Now, remember earlier as well, the hospital has been, in fact, stating that due to prolonged fasting,
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Mr. Vangchuk is presenting with chronic issues related to dehydration and that is why he is,
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in fact, supposed to be under constant medical care as well.
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We've seen how this played out in the high court also today wherein the court did uh in fact observe
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that the government was well within their right to shift mr vanchuk to uh the sabdarjang hospital given
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that every life is precious but miss gitanjali his wife continues to argue for
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and he will get this also uh to argue for him
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to be shifted to a medical institute of their own choice over to you okay all right All right, Titica, thank you for joining us with all those details.
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So while the numbers, the battle plays out, let's talk about what's going to happen in the parliament.
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This is a march towards the parliament.
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And the appeal that has come in from Sonam Wangchuk, as well as his wife, is that people should come in huge numbers and should make this protest a success.
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So they're all going to be marching.
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It's a parliament chalo protest.
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But let's talk about what's expected in the parliament.
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And while the numbers battle plays out inside the parliament, another issue outside the House has also become a big political flashpoint.
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The Sonam Vangchuk protest and that is where the opposition is prepping its next attack.
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Because the CJP protest led by Sonam Vangchuk started off as a hunger strike at Janh Tar Mantar.
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And it has now become one of the biggest opposition talking points before the monsoon session.
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Now, the hunger strike continued, then he was taken to the protest site.
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His hospitalisation and his allegations against the administration have moved from the streets of Delhi to the political battlefield.
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The opposition is preparing to raise the issue inside the parliament.
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So, remember, Sonam Wangchuk has given a message from the hospital and has claimed that he is being subjected to illegal detention.
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He has described the movement as a second freedom movement and appealed to the supporters to join the proposed march tomorrow.
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This is his appeal with a written note to his supporters.
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The case has also sparked a political war of words.
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For the Congress, this protest has also become a fresh platform to attack the government on democratic rights.
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The Congress Rajasabha MP Pramod Tiwari has alleged that the manner in
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which Sonam Wangchuk was removed from the protest site also resembles the way British dealt with the satyagrahis.
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Now, he claimed that the same methods used to suppress voices during British rule are now being employed against protesters.
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I was like, I'm not sure what I'm saying foreign foreign foreign
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foreign I think that there was a lot of time that he could do it,
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but he didn't do it.
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And he took the hospital and took the hospital.
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But I suppose that he was going to talk to the parliament.
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He was not giving it.
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So, he's trying to push the noise of the people's voices.
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He's trying to push the noise of the people's voices.
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Which is not the people's voices.
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I think it's one place where the country is an anti-tentr.
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This is a anti-tentr, people have put their hands on the other side, as you can see it, there is a anti-tentr in the country, that is the right person,
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whatever the people who don't have the same people, there is a lot of award, there is a big one, that the other person who is respect,
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that there is no one else, I don't know.
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We have seen that the police have done this.
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They are giving the police to the dead, and they are taking the blood and taking the blood, and taking the blood and taking the blood.
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This is the best thing.
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The Supreme Court says to take care of this health condition.
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Medical treatment is not set to remove it from there.
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The education system has become rotten in the country.
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The need questions are coming out.
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And the education system has become very wide.
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And this fighting is supported by almost every prudent person of the country itself.
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Now the next flashpoint is now tomorrow, the day Sonam Vangchuk supporters plan to march towards the parliament.
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The organizers have appealed for a peaceful protest and also warned
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that anyone creating disruptions or even raising negative slogans will not represent this movement.
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The political support around Vangchuk has now widened beyond the opposition parties
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and actors from the film industry have also voiced concerns over his protests.
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Who Will Benefit from This Video?
This video is perfect for intermediate English learners aiming to boost their listening and speaking skills, especially in understanding real-world news dialogues. If you want to practice following fast-paced conversations, grasp legal and medical terms in context, or improve your ability to shadow live discussions, this is a great resource. It’s also ideal for those working on fluency in topics like protests, court proceedings, and health updates—common in daily news.
Words & Idioms Worth Stealing
- Declined relief: Refused to grant a legal request. Example: "The court declined relief, so they’ll appeal."
- Round-the-clock monitoring: Continuous observation. "The patient needs round-the-clock monitoring."
- Clinically monitored: Watched by medical professionals. "His condition is clinically monitored to track changes."
- Arbitrary action: A decision made without reason. "The court ruled the move wasn’t an arbitrary action."
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What is the Shadowing Technique?
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