Sonam Wangchuk reveals untold NEET protest story: CJP ‘test’ before hunger strike, ‘take a break or exit’ moment
NEET protest: Activist Sonam Wangchuk revealed how he put the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) leadership through a “test” before sitting on a hunger strike and later recalled a “take a break or exit” moment amid pressure to end the fast.
Activist Sonam Wangchuk revealed the untold story behind the NEET protest at Jantar Mantar in Delhi. He explained that he put the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) leadership through a test before starting a 26-day hunger strike. Wangchuk gave the CJP leaders a week to manage the strike on their own. If they could handle the situation for a week, he agreed to join the hunger strike.
When he returned from Switzerland, the protesters were holding the fort despite a low number of demonstrators. This was the best situation for Wangchuk to support the cause. A take a break or exit moment arrived when people pressured him to end the fast. Wangchuk recalled that not everyone's morale was high throughout the protest.
The leadership was demoralized after the violent clash on July 20, and they asked Wangchuk to write an exit note. The protesters started returning on July 21, which boosted CJP's confidence. Opposition leaders were contacted, and Union ministers JP Nadda and Jitendra Singh met Wangchuk in the hospital on the night of July 21, urging him to end the hunger strike.
Wangchuk praised the young protesters for returning despite facing police action during the July 20 Sansad Chalo protest. He believed that the CJP leadership's morale depended on the number of people present at the protest.
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