Sonam Wangchuk joins Cockroach Janta Party's protest call amid NEET, CBSE rows

CLimate activistic Sonam Wangchuk united the roach Janta company June 6 resist call on Tuesday, hours after founder Abhijeet Dipke hinted that an eminent personality would back the movement.Shortly before the announcement, Dipke posted on X saying, “The wait is over,” while the party’s backup account, ‘Cockroach Is Back’, said it was “about to make a big announcement”.Sonam Wangchuk took to X and Instagram to announce the move. He said, “I will be joining the CJP members in Delhi on 6th June if nothing changes by 5th June. Any self respecting Minister should resign if things go so wrong... Not to mention the effect on millions of young lives and in fact the future of India.”In a video message, he said he had spoken to Dipke and reviewed data shared by him. Wangchuk said he was convinced that the movement reflected concerns among young people and that Dipke's intentions were focused on improving the country.“Friends, in the last post, I told you guys, the cockroaches, to prove, to convince, that the Cockroach Janata Party is an expression of the Indian youth, and not a conspiracy of foreign powers. After this, many of you have written about this in the comments, and Deepke ji contacted me, I spoke to him, and he shared this data with me, which I am sharing with you now. And after talking to him, I felt that he has no wrong intentions, he is very patriotic, but he is making a sacrifice, a sacrifice, to improve the country.”Wangchuk said he would join the June 6 gathering in Delhi and backed the demand for accountability over issues affecting students, including controversies around major examinations.“I will be joining the CJP members in Delhi on 6th June if nothing changes by 5th June. Any self respecting Minister should resign if things go so wrong... Not to mention the effect on millions of young lives and in fact the future of India.”“And you must have also seen, that on 6th January, he is calling people in Delhi, so that we can ask for the resignation of the Education Minister. Now, the reason for him and you guys, can be the NEET papers, or CUET and CBSE exams. But for me, this is a bigger issue.”The climate activist said his concerns went beyond examination-related controversies and were rooted in the broader state of education in the country. He highlighted his decades-long work in the education sector and expressed disappointment over the pace of change.“Look, since the last 4 decades, I have been fighting for education. As soon as I finished engineering, I started improving education, that too in government schools, in remote villages. And when I don't see any change, I feel disappointed, and I feel the need to do something.”Wangchuk also said that while policy initiatives such as the National Education Policy and the vision of a developed India were promising, their implementation on the ground remained a concern.“So, the big issue is, what is happening with our education? Very good policies are coming, for which I am very happy. You must have seen the new education policy. But how much is being implemented on it, how much is being done on the ground, I am very disappointed to see that.”“Similarly, you must have seen, there is an initiative of Developed India. Now, who doesn't like Developed India? But if you look at its implementation, you may be disappointed. Will India develop in 2047 or not? If you want to see this, then I have a magical solution.”