Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk has announced that he will join the Cockroach Janta Party's protest call on June 6 if no action is taken by June 5. Wangchuk is backing the movement's demand for the resignation of education minister Dharmendra Pradhan.
In a video message, Wangchuk said that he was convinced that the movement reflected concerns among young people and that the founder of the party, Abhijeet Dipke, had no wrong intentions.
Wangchuk highlighted his decades-long work in the education sector and expressed disappointment over the pace of change. He said that the issue went beyond controversies surrounding NEET, CUET, and CBSE examinations and reflected deeper concerns about the state of education in India.
He also expressed concern over the implementation of policies such as the National Education Policy and the vision of a developed India. Wangchuk questioned whether India could achieve its goal of becoming a developed nation by 2047 without improving the conditions of schools.
Wangchuk urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to take action and said that in a democracy, an education minister should resign if such failures occur under their watch.
He reiterated that he would join the Cockroach Janata Party's protest in Delhi on June 6 if no action is taken by June 5.
