‘Rahul should go there’: Uddhav's appeal to Congress on Wangchuk hunger strike at Cockroach Party protest

Uddhav Thackeray, chief of Shiv Sena (UBT), has called on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to visit and support a protest in Delhi. The demonstration, organized by the satirically named Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) and climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, is demanding the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. The CJP cites exam irregularities, including the NEET-UG paper leak, as the reason for their indefinite sit-in at Jantar Mantar.

Thackeray announced his intention to visit the protest site himself and urged Gandhi and "all those who have faith in the country's youth" to do the same. He is scheduled to travel to Delhi on July 20. The CJP, led by Abhijeet Dipke, has garnered support from various opposition parties, including the Aam Aadmi Party, Trinamool Congress, and CPI.

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I will also go. Rahul Gandhi ji should also go. All those who have faith in the country's youth should go. People across the entire country should come out on the streets and support them.

Despite widespread backing from other opposition figures, the Congress party has yet to officially endorse the CJP's movement. While some Congress members have visited the protest, prominent leaders like Rahul Gandhi appear to be adopting a "wait and watch" approach. This stance comes as the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party accuses the Congress of funding the CJP protest against the government.

Meanwhile, Rahul Gandhi has launched his own initiative, "Chhatron Ki Goonj" (Echo of Students). This campaign aims to highlight the challenges faced by Indian students and systemic flaws within the education system. Gandhi criticized the current system for causing debt, stress, and despair to students and their families, attributing the paper leak mafia to this corruption.

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The system that was meant to prepare children for their future is today pushing them and their families into debt, stress, and despair. It is this corruption that has given birth to the paper leak mafia, which robs years of hard work from millions of preparing students in one fell swoop.