Will join CJP protest if Dharmendra Pradhan doesn't resign by June 5: Sonam Wangchuk
Sonam Wangchuk has said he will join the June 6 protest in Delhi if Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan does not step down by June 5. He said accountability is needed over issues affecting students and the education system.
Education reformer and climate activist Sonam Wangchuk has said he will join the protest scheduled for June 6 in Delhi if Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan does not resign by June 5.
The protest is set to take place at Jantar Mantar and has been called by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), a youth-led social media movement demanding accountability in the education system.
Wangchuk said, “If this does not happen even by June 5, I too will be compelled to join you all on June 6, to make this request in Delhi.”
WHY HE IS JOINING THE MOVEMENT
Wangchuk said his support is not limited to recent exam-related controversies but comes from broader concerns about how education reforms are being implemented.
He said many young people involved in the movement are raising issues related to NEET, CUET and CBSE examinations, which he believes point to deeper structural problems.
Speaking about governance, he said, “For intention, I would give the government a 10 out of 10. But how much implementation or action takes place on the ground will decide how much progress is being made.”
FOUR DECADES IN EDUCATION
Wangchuk said his decision is shaped by decades of work in education, especially in rural and remote regions.
“For the last four decades, I have been striving and fighting (to make improvements) in the field of education,” he said, adding that conditions in village schools will decide whether India’s long-term development goals can be achieved.
He also referred to the National Education Policy and the vision of a Developed India by 2047, saying the intent is positive, but execution remains the key challenge.
TALKS WITH THE ORGANISERS
Before supporting the protest, Wangchuk said he spoke with CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke and checked the nature of the movement.
He said he wanted assurance that the campaign was driven by Indian youth and not influenced by “foreign forces”. After the conversation, he said he was satisfied with their intent.
Dipke welcomed his decision, calling it a boost for the movement and said the protest would continue as planned at Jantar Mantar.
The mobilisation on June 6 is expected to draw attention to allegations of lapses in exam systems and wider concerns about education governance in the country.
(With PTI inputs)
Education reformer and climate activist Sonam Wangchuk has said he will join the protest scheduled for June 6 in Delhi if Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan does not resign by June 5.
The protest is set to take place at Jantar Mantar and has been called by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), a youth-led social media movement demanding accountability in the education system.
Wangchuk said, “If this does not happen even by June 5, I too will be compelled to join you all on June 6, to make this request in Delhi.”
WHY HE IS JOINING THE MOVEMENT
Wangchuk said his support is not limited to recent exam-related controversies but comes from broader concerns about how education reforms are being implemented.
He said many young people involved in the movement are raising issues related to NEET, CUET and CBSE examinations, which he believes point to deeper structural problems.
Speaking about governance, he said, “For intention, I would give the government a 10 out of 10. But how much implementation or action takes place on the ground will decide how much progress is being made.”
FOUR DECADES IN EDUCATION
Wangchuk said his decision is shaped by decades of work in education, especially in rural and remote regions.
“For the last four decades, I have been striving and fighting (to make improvements) in the field of education,” he said, adding that conditions in village schools will decide whether India’s long-term development goals can be achieved.
He also referred to the National Education Policy and the vision of a Developed India by 2047, saying the intent is positive, but execution remains the key challenge.
TALKS WITH THE ORGANISERS
Before supporting the protest, Wangchuk said he spoke with CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke and checked the nature of the movement.
He said he wanted assurance that the campaign was driven by Indian youth and not influenced by “foreign forces”. After the conversation, he said he was satisfied with their intent.
Dipke welcomed his decision, calling it a boost for the movement and said the protest would continue as planned at Jantar Mantar.
The mobilisation on June 6 is expected to draw attention to allegations of lapses in exam systems and wider concerns about education governance in the country.
(With PTI inputs)
