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Wangchuk Hunger Strike Over Exam Leak, 22M-Follower Party Angers BJP

6/30/2026

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Sonam Wangchuk announced a hunger strike of up to six weeks during a Jantar Mantar sit-in, demanding Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resign over a leaked medical-college exam paper.
The Cockroach Janta Party gained 22 million Instagram followers within days of launch, showing young Indians’ frustration.
BJP president Nitin Nabin called the Cockroach Janta Party a ‘virus and cockroach’ anti-India gang and told workers to teach it a lesson.

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Sonam Wangchuk announced a hunger strike of up to six weeks during a Jantar Mantar sit-in, demanding Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resign over a leaked medical-college exam paper.
The Cockroach Janta Party gained 22 million Instagram followers within days of launch, showing young Indians’ frustration.
BJP president Nitin Nabin called the Cockroach Janta Party a ‘virus and cockroach’ anti-India gang and told workers to teach it a lesson.