Overview
- Sonam Wangchuk, who began an indefinite hunger strike on Sunday, is continuing to fast as the Cockroach Janata Party sit-in at Jantar Mantar entered its eleventh day and organisers say their core demand for Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation remains unmet.
- Six members of the All India Students’ Association joined Wangchuk on hunger strike in solidarity, and hundreds of students, farmer leaders and khap representatives have gathered at the site in sustained protest.
- CJP leaders have alleged police obstruction, including claims that farmer leaders were placed under house arrest and that Delhi Police denied a portable toilet and restricted supporter access, while there has been no official confirmation of those claims in the coverage.
- Organisers reported signs of deterioration in Wangchuk’s health, saying his blood sugar fell to 66, and they warned that worsening conditions would increase pressure on the government to respond to the protest’s demands.
- The movement centres on alleged NEET and other exam irregularities, calls to scrap or reform the National Testing Agency, and a demand for Rs 1 crore compensation per family of students who died by suicide, with the protest’s broadening coalition making political and humanitarian consequences likely if the fast continues.