Is Fast Unto Death Legal in India? | Sonam Wangchuk's Arrest Explained | Sarmad Mehraj | UPSC

In this video, India's Top Polity Educator Sarmad Mehraj examines the constitutional and legal framework governing hunger strikes and the right to protest in India. Using the recent developments involving Sonam Wangchuk's prolonged hunger strike and his removal to a hospital by Delhi Police, we discuss the competing constitutional principles of Article 19 (Freedom of Speech and Peaceful Assembly) and Article 21 (Right to Life). Authorities stated that medical intervention was necessary to protect his life, while supporters described the action as a curtailment of peaceful dissent. ~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1. UPSC Subscription now at 16,999/- Subscribe Now 👉 https://unacademy.com/goal/upsc-civil... ⏳ Limited Period Offer! 2. Unacademy's New Initiative for UPSC Aspirants Test Link : https://unacademy.com/scholarship/UCAN Weekly Current Affairs Tests based on UCAN Topics 3. Conquer Mains for UPSC 2026 : https://unacademy.com/store/batch/con... 4. Conquer Mains + MRTS for UPSC 2026 : https://unacademy.com/store/batch/con... ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Batches- 1. Elevate: Online Classroom Program for UPSC CSE 2027: https://unacademy.com/batch/elevate-o... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Topics covered: Is Fast Unto Death legal in India? Can the government forcefully hospitalise or detain a hunger striker? Right to Protest under Articles 19(1)(a) & 19(1)(b) Article 21 and the State's duty to protect life Anna Hazare movement Baba Ramdev Ramlila Maidan incident Irom Sharmila's 16-year hunger strike Sonam Wangchuk protest explained Supreme Court judgments: Kameshwar Prasad Himat Lal Shah Ramlila Maidan Case Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan Amit Sahni (Shaheen Bagh) Gian Kaur Common Cause UPSC GS Paper II Constitution Polity Judiciary Exam CLAT State PCS If you are preparing for UPSC, Judiciary, CLAT, UGC NET Law, or State PCS, this video provides both constitutional concepts and landmark judgments relevant for examinations and interviews. ~~~~~~~~~~~ Our Educators: Sarmad Sir: https://unacademy.com/@syed.sarmad37 ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 📲 JOIN OUR TELEGRAM: https://t.me/unacademyiasenglish ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Let's Crack It! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ #SonamWangchuk #HungerStrike #Article19 #Article21 #RightToProtest #FundamentalRights #IndianConstitution #UPSC #UPSC2027 #UPSC2028 #CurrentAffairs #Polity #JantarMantar #Constitution #UPSCPreparation #CivilServices #IASPreparation #SarmadMehraj #Law #Governance #Democracy #SupremeCourt #NEETPaperLeak #EducationReforms #indianpolity Sonam Wangchuk hunger strike explained Article 19 vs Article 21 UPSC current affairs Sonam Wangchuk protest explained right to protest in India Indian Constitution current affairs UPSC polity lecture Article 21 right to life explained Supreme Court judgments on protest peaceful protest in India constitutional analysis hunger strike laws in India fast unto death constitutional validity Sonam Wangchuk latest news UPSC 2027 current affairs UPSC polity 2027 fundamental rights lecture Article 19 freedom of speech explained Kameshwar Prasad case UPSC Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan case Shaheen Bagh judgment explained Jagjit Singh Dallewal case Mental Healthcare Act 2017 explained Article 32 Article 226 PIL locus standi explained right to protest vs right to life UPSC governance current affairs democracy and dissent Indian polity lecture UPSC mains polity current affairs Sonam Wangchuk Jantar Mantar protest NEET paper leak constitutional issues