'Everyone gone, now no hope': Sonam Wangchuk says CJP leaders wanted to end protest after July 20 crackdown
Wangchuk said CJP's leadership was deeply demoralised after the police action at Jantar Mantar and had asked him to help craft a message encouraging protesters.
Sonam Wangchuk has revealed that the leaders of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) were planning to discontinue their protest after a police crackdown at Delhi's Jantar Mantar on July 20. Wangchuk, speaking on the PGX podcast, said that after the stage was dismantled and many protesters left, the CJP leadership was deeply demoralised and asked him to help create a message encouraging protesters to leave and return home.
Wangchuk mentioned that the organisers wanted him to post a message saying they needed a break and to go home, but the message was not ultimately posted. The crackdown came after a large mobilisation, and Wangchuk said the immediate aftermath left the CJP leadership believing the movement had collapsed. However, the following day, young protesters began returning to Jantar Mantar, restoring confidence in the CJP leadership.
Wangchuk praised the young protesters for returning despite facing police action. He said the morale of the CJP leadership fluctuated based on the number of people present at the protest. Wangchuk credited the young protesters for giving the organisers the confidence to continue the agitation.
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