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Activist Sonam Wangchuk is suffering muscle loss and is in “immense pain” but has refused to end his hunger strike as various sections have appealed to him to call off his 17-day fast and urged the government to initiate dialogue.
The Cockroach Janta Party, which is protesting at Jantar Mantar for the past 25 days over the NEET issue, unveiled a five-point examination reform charter and claimed that support for its agitation was growing across political parties.
As Wangchuk’s health continued to deteriorate, several leaders like Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee, Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav, Shiv Sena-UBT chief Uddhav Thackeray and Aam Aadmi Party national convenor Arvind Kejriwal among others requested the activist to end his fast.
Veteran actor Zeenat Aman appealed to the government to open a dialogue with Wangchuk, saying India should not “sit back and watch one of its greatest minds be sacrificed”.
Another member from the cinema world, 3 Idiots actor Omi Vaidya (who essayed the role of Chatur “Silencer” Ramalingam) urged people to pay attention to the deteriorating health of Wangchuk, saying he does not want the activist to die.
CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke said Wangchuk has been losing muscle mass and was in “immense pain”, adding the activist has lost 8.5 kg since beginning of his fast.
“He has started losing muscle mass and is in immense pain. Like everyone else, I begged him to end his fast. He calmly replied, ‘Don’t ask me to end my fast. Ask the government why they won’t even have a dialogue,'” Dipke said in a post on X.
he health of several protesters who have joined the hunger strike led by Wangchuk has deteriorated.
All India Students’ Association (AISA) activist Deepak, who was admitted to the Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital on Monday after his health deteriorated, was discharged this morning.
The organisation said its remaining activists — Neha, Manish and Aameen — continued their indefinite fast at a separate stage at the protest site.
The CJP has been holding the protest demanding Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation over alleged irregularities in the NEET examination.
