Indian activist Wangchuk ends 26-day hunger strike as ‘Cockroach’ protesters vow to press on
He ended the strike after ministers assured him the government would consider compensation for bereaved families and a Parliament debate on exam irregularities.
- Activist Sonam Wangchuk will end his indefinite hunger strike if the government assures no punitive or legal action against students and youth protesting alleged exam irregularities.
- Union ministers JP Nadda and Jitendra Singh assured Wangchuk that compensation for families of suicide victims linked to the NEET paper leak and parliamentary discussion on exam accountability would be positively considered.
- Around 65 MPs from various parties have urged Wangchuk to end his fast, highlighting that examination reform and accountability will be addressed in Parliament and noting the peaceful nature of the July 20 'Chalo Sansad' march despite reported police force.
- Wangchuk emphasized that protesters only raised their voice for a fair education system and warned he would continue fasting if the government does not guarantee safeguards and clear assurances protecting young protesters from retaliation.
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Hunger Strike Ends, but Youth 'Cockroaches' Will Keep Fighting
A 26-day hunger strike is over in India, but the standoff it helped ignite is not, Reuters reports. Activist Sonam Wangchuk ended his fast Friday after what he described on X as lengthy negotiations with federal ministers and concerns over potential violence, yet the youth-led Cockroach Janta Party (CJP)—a...
Indian education reformer Sonam Wangchuk has been on a hunger strike for nearly four weeks in solidarity with the ‘cockroach protest’ by Indian youth. The government reportedly promised him “that no prosecution will be instituted against students and youth who demonstrate peacefully”.
Indian activist Sonam Wangchuk has ended a hunger strike after 26 days, which he had started to reinforce the demands of the Cockroach Movement. Other activists have announced they will continue the protests. This has become one of the longest-running waves of public discontent against Prime Minister Modi's government in recent years. The actions began more than a month ago with calls for education reforms, following exam fraud in medical entran…
In India, student mobilization continues with today a national day of protest to demand the resignation of the Minister of Education amid repeated cheating on national exams and the rise of the "cockroach party" popularized on social media, even though its leader, Sonam Wangchuk, ended his hunger strike on Thursday.
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