The CJP protest, which began on June 20, entered its 16th day on Sunday with Sonam Wangchuk on the eighth day of an indefinite hunger strike. Multiple activists, including six from AISA on their fourth day, are also participating in hunger strikes. The actions follow the postponement of NEET after a May paper leak.
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“Day 16 of CJP protest: Sonam Wangchuk loses 6 kg during hunger strike”
Read at Times of India →The protest highlights systemic failures from the NEET paper leak and citizen resistance to demand accountability from the Modi government.
“Equity for marginalized students and structural reforms over institutional delays”
Extended hunger strikes reflect pressure tactics rather than use of established channels, despite the government's postponement of NEET.
“Institutional enforcement and measured responses over spectacle or health risks”
Participants exercise personal agency against centralized state control of education testing exposed by the May leak.
“Voluntary individual action and free expression versus bureaucratic fixes”
All views rely on unverified medical and documentary details while overlooking Wangchuk's Ladakh-specific background and the limited scale of demands.
“Thin evidence base allows projection of narratives onto protest metrics and timelines”
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