Sonam Wangchuk joins CJP protest, begins hunger strike at Jantar Mantar

Activist Sonam Wangchuk on Sunday began a hunger strike at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar where the Cockroach Janta Party has been holding a protest since June 20. The protesters are demanding the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over alleged mismanagement in the conduct of competitive exams.

Hundreds of protesters gathered at the site on Sunday.

Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke alleged on Sunday that the Delhi Police cut off sanitation facilities at Jantar Mantar as Wangchuk began his hunger strike. “No water connection and hygiene measures,” he alleged on social media.

Dipke said that despite repeated requests and citing Wangchuk’s age and health concerns, the police was “not cooperating and we suspect that other such basic facilities too will be cut off”.