Uddhav extends support to CJP protest as Wangchuk's hunger strike enters day 16

MUMBAI: Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Monday extended support to the ongoing protest by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) at Jantar Mantar, backing climate activist Sonam Wangchuk and CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke over their demands related to alleged examination irregularities and the NEET paper leak controversy.Meanwhile, Sonam Wangchuk's indefinite hunger strike entered Day 16 on Monday as the protest at Jantar Mantar over alleged examination irregularities and the NEET paper leak controversy continued.According to news agency ANI, Thackeray said the issue was not political but concerned the future of the country's youth. He urged people and political parties to unite and raise their voices on the matter."We need to stay awake. Sleeping won't work. The situation in the country is very strange. This is not a political issue. This is about the country. The country needs to wake up.