Cockroach Janta Party
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: SFI activists held during NEET hunger strike
Hyderabad: Members of the Students Federation of India (SFI) who were holding a 24-hour hunger strike in Hyderabad against the alleged NEET UG paper leak were detained by the Chikkadpally Police on Monday,…
- Opinions
Dear Wangchuk, why silence on Jauhar University’s demolition?
Delhi’s Jantar Mantar has, for nearly a month now, been witness to slogans, posters and hunger strikes. Leftist comrades, Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) activists and Ladakh activist Sonam Wangchuk have been vigorously…
- India
Rajya Sabha adjourned till 12.50 pm over Jantar Mantar protest
New Delhi: Rajya Sabha proceedings were adjourned till 12.50 pm on Monday, July 20, amid uproar by Opposition members over the Cockroach Janta Party-led protest at Jantar Mantar in the national capital.…
- India
Sonam’s new message, CJP continues sit-in amid heavy police pressence
New Delhi: More than 50 police personnel and over 50 protesters were injured on Monday, July 20, after security personnel used force against Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) supporters during the “Chalo Sansad”…
- India
Chalo Sansad eve: Jantar Mantar comes alive as nearly 20,000 gather
New Delhi: Ahead of the Cockroach Janta Party’s proposed march to Parliament on Monday, July 20, to press for education reforms, political leaders, actors and common people thronged the protest site at…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Student union backs Wangchuk’s Chalo Sansad call
Hyderabad: Disha Students’ Organisation, along with various other student organisations, held a demonstration in support of climate and social activist Sonam Wangchuk and the Cockroach Janta Party’s (CJP) call for Chalo Sansad at…
- India
Sonam Wangchuk treatement shift plea: Delhi HC refuses to interfere
Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Sunday, July 19, refused to interfere with Sonam Wangchuk’s treatment at Safdarjung Hospital. The climate and social activist was forcibly whisked away by the Delhi Police…
- India
Legacy of hunger strikes woven into warp and weft of India’s politics
New Delhi: Mahatma Gandhi, Bhagat Singh, Potti Sreeramulu, Irom Sharmila, Anna Hazare… And Sonam Wangchuk today. The list is long, the causes different, the means the same – fasting to register protest…
- India
Aamir Khan’s ‘3 Idiots’ claim on Wangchuk sparks backlash
New Delhi: Congress, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders on Friday, July 17, questioned actor Aamir Khan’s statement that his character Phunsukh Wangdu in the film ‘3 Idiots’ was…
- India
On day 20 of fast, Sonam Wangchuk vows to stay alive till July 20
New Delhi: Educator and climate activist Sonam Wangchuk on Friday, July 17, asserted that he would “stay alive till July 20 at any cost”, even as his indefinite hunger strike entered its…
- Hyderabad
Candlelight gathering to be held for Sonam Wangchuk in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Civil society organisations in Hyderabad will hold a candlelight gathering for activist Sonam Wangchuk on Thursday, July 16, from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm at Necklace Road. The protestors have put…
- Entertainment
From Prakash Raj to Zeenat Aman: Celebs support Sonam Wangchuk
Hyderabad: Sonam Wangchuk’s indefinite hunger strike at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar is finally receiving attention from the entertainment industry. As his fast entered its 18th day on Wednesday, July 15, and reports of…
- India
HC to hear plea over Wangchuk’s health as CJP plans mass fast
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court said it will hear on Thursday, July 16, a public interest litigation raising concern over the health of activist Sonam Wangchuk, who is on an indefinite…
- India
Wangchuk refuses to end fast despite appeals, in ‘immense pain’
New Delhi: Activist Sonam Wangchuk is suffering muscle loss and is in “immense pain” but has refused to end his hunger strike as various sections on Tuesday, July 14, appealed to him…
- India
CJP protest: Sonam Wangchuk’s health worsens as fast enters 15th day
New Delhi: Educator and climate activist Sonam Wangchuk’s health deteriorated further on Sunday as his indefinite hunger strike entered the 15th day, with doctors reporting a further drop in his blood pressure…