Environmental activist Sonam Wangchuk has ended his 26-day hunger strike after becoming one of the most recognizable faces of India's "Cockroach Janta Party" (CJP) protest movement, which emerged over allegations of leaked examination papers and demands for greater accountability within the country's education system. Wangchuk joined the youth-led campaign to call for the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan following a series of examination controversies that affected millions of students.
According to reports, Wangchuk announced that he was ending his fast after lengthy negotiations and because of concerns about possible violence in the country, while emphasizing that the campaign for education reform would continue. Wangchuk's hunger strike drew widespread public attention as his health deteriorated during the fast, prompting medical monitoring and appeals from political leaders for him to end the protest.
