The Congress on Thursday urged activist Sonam Wangchuk to end his hunger strike in Delhi.
Wangchuk’s fast is part of the protest by the political campaign Cockroach Janta Party to demand the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on account of alleged mismanagement in conducting competitive exams.
Wangchuk began the hunger strike at Jantar Mantar on June 28.
Congress leader KC Venugopal said the Opposition party had also been demanding Pradhan’s resignation for more than a month and a half.
“We share the anguish and outrage that Shri Wangchuk ji feels, especially due to the lack of accountability within the Modi government – for the collapse of the examination system in particular,” the Congress’ organisation secretary said on social media.
The Congress leader said that in view of Wangchuk’s health condition, the party was appealing to him to end his fast.
“His concerns are our concerns and that of other Opposition parties as well,” Venugopal said. “Rest assured, we will continue to confront the Modi government and demand the education minister’s resignation.”
This was the first comment about Wangchuk’s protest by the largest Opposition party, which, along with its allies, has separately been demanding Pradhan’s resignation.
On Tuesday, Abhijeet Dipke, who founded the campaign, said that after more than two weeks of hunger strike, Wangchuk had started losing muscle mass…
