'Make Wangchuk education minister': Kejriwal joins protest, seeks Pradhan's ouster
Arvind Kejriwal has joined Sonam Wangchuk's hunger strike in New Delhi to protest against recurring examination paper leaks. Kejriwal demanded the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and suggested Wangchuk as a replacement.
Why it matters
The protest highlights growing public frustration with the Indian education system's integrity and the political mobilization of student grievances.
NEW DELHI: Former Delhi chief minister and AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday threw his weight behind educator and climate activist Sonam Wangchuk's indefinite hunger strike over the NEET fiasco, joining him at New Delhi's Jantar Mantar and sharing the stage with Wangchuk and Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke.Backing Wangchuk's protest, Kejriwal demanded the removal of Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan and went a step further by endorsing Wangchuk as his replacement.In a post on X, Kejriwal wrote: "Sonam Wangchuk should be appointed as the country's education minister by removing Dharmendra Pradhan."Addressing supporters at the protest site, Kejriwal accused the Centre of repeatedly failing to prevent exam paper leaks and ignoring the concerns of students.He said, "Exam papers are being leaked constantly, day after day. There are irregularities in the papers and flaws in the evaluation process...
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