Support swells for Sonam Wangchuk’s indefinite fast
Civil society groups and education activists are demonstrating in support of Sonam Wangchuk, who is on an indefinite hunger strike protesting alleged irregularities in the NEET-2026 examination. Protesters are demanding the resignation of the Union Education Minister and the dissolution of the National Testing Agency.
Why it matters
Large-scale protests regarding national examination integrity reflect significant public concern over educational governance and accountability.
Members of the All India Save Education Committee (AISEC) and several civil society organisations staged separate demonstrations in the city on Friday, expressing solidarity with educationist and environmentalist Sonam Wangchuk, who is on an indefinite hunger strike in New Delhi, and demanding the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over the alleged NEET-2026 paper leak.
At a programme organised near the Gandhi statue, AISEC leaders urged the Centre to respond to Wangchuk’s fast and hold those responsible for the alleged examination irregularities accountable. AISEC State adviser N. Chandrasekhar alleged that the NEET-2026 paper leak had caused distress to lakhs of students and parents across the country and criticised the functioning of the National Testing Agency (NTA). He appealed to the Union government to initiate dialogue with Wangchuk and safeguard his health.
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