Why hunger strikes are a form of protest in India | ABC NEWS

Sonam Wangchuk began fasting last month in solidarity with India's youth Cockroach Janta Party (CJP).

On Monday, New Delhi police forcibly removed him from his protest site, taking him to a hospital.

This was after a 20-day hunger strike in protest against India's education system.

Across the world, protests can look like marches, holding placards and blocked roads.

And while this happens in India, hunger striking is a practice that goes back centuries.

By Angelica Silva, ABC Asia Pacific Newsroom.

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