Sonam Wangchuk vows to continue hunger strike, slams govt for 'brutality' against 'peaceful' CJP protesters

Activist Sonam Wangchuk on Monday confirmed that he will continue his hunger strike till the leaders of the Cockroch Janata Party (CJP) protesting against the NEET-UG paper leak are permitted to meet the MPs of Parliament or the MPs come to the Delhi hospital, where he is currently admitted.

In a handwritten note shared on social media platform X, Wangchuk slammed the government for "brutality" against "peaceful" CJP protesters during their planned march towards the Parliament in demand of the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over the NEET-UG paper leak. "I will continue my fast (day 23). Seeing the brutality with which peacefully protesting youth are being dealt with, I have decided to continue my fast until the youth leaders are allowed to meet the



Parliamentarians at the Sansad Bhawan or I am allowed to meet them here at the hospital," Wangchuk said in a handwritten statement shared on X, which also has his signature.

"Hopefully the government will fix the accountability of the education minister before that. I am touched and moved by how the youth have held on to peace despite provocation, and I appeal to the government and the police to resolve the issue by simply allowing the students to present their grievances before parliament today or tomorrow," the activist said. 

He further hoped that the "young protesters will show the same patience and tolerance tomorrow as they did today." This came hours after the Union Health Minister JP Nadda confirmed that the CJP representatives reached out for discussion.