New Delhi: Even after activist Sonam Wangchuk ended his 26-day hunger strike following an outreach by the Central government, the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) has made it clear that its protest at Jantar Mantar will continue until Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigns.
In a statement posted on X late on Friday night, shortly after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's video address and Wangchuk's decision to call off his fast, the CJP welcomed the end of the hunger strike but reiterated that its agitation would continue.
The party said it was "relieved and grateful" that Wangchuk had ended his fast after 26 days, but maintained that its demand for the resignation of the Education Minister remained unchanged.
The statement underscored an apparent divergence between Wangchuk's conciliatory stance and the CJP's position.
In a video, political activist Yogendra Yadav who is actively supporting CJP's student's protest said, "The assurance on the basis of which Sonam Wangchuk ended his fast merely states that no cases will be registered against peaceful protesters—and indeed, cases should not be filed against peaceful protesters in the first place. So, will the government decide who among them was peaceful and who was not? And what will happen to the eleven FIRs that have already been filed? Kudos, therefore, to those young CJP leaders who have clarified that ending the fast does not mean the protest is over; Sonam Wangchuk, too, has not said that."
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It is worth noting that CJP started its demand with resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. Initially, Wangchuk supported the CJP protest at Jantar Mantar with the same resolve, however, after he ended his 26 days of hunger strike without assurance from the Modi-government on resignation of Dharmendra Pradhan.
While Wangchuk reportedly left the question of ministerial accountability to "the wisdom of the government" and said the Centre could take an appropriate decision at a suitable time, the CJP insisted that its protest would not end until Dharmendra Pradhan stepped down.
Wangchuk has ended his hunger strike at Medanta Hospital in Gurugram after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s statement in presence of Union Minister JP Nadda and MoS PMO Dr Jitendra Singh.
He was on hunger strike from June 28 in support of CJP protest which is taking place at Jantar Mantar, New Delhi.
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In a post on X Wangchuk justified end of his hunger strike adding that this has been the outcome of long negotiation with the government.
Earlier, PM announced that the centre will set up fast-track courts to ensure swift and stringent punishment for those involved in paper leaks and asserting that protecting students’ futures remains the government’s top priority.
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