CJP protest day 11: Wangchuk’s sugar level drops; Dipke slams BJP’s ‘virus’ jab, flags paper leak

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Activist Sonam Wangchuk on the 3rd day of his hunger strike supporting the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) campaign seeking the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over alleged examination irregularities and NEET paper leak, at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on June 30, 2026, | Photo Credit: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar

The protest by the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) at Jantar Mantar entered its eleventh day on Tuesday (June 30, 2026), with activist Sonam Wangchuk’s blood sugar level dropping during the third day of his hunger strike and CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke raising concerns over his health while intensifying attacks on the government over examination irregularities and its response to the agitation.

A health update shared by the organisers said that Wangchuk’s blood pressure was recorded at 117/60, oxygen saturation at 96 and pulse rate at 92. His blood sugar level was 66, below the normal range, they said.

“There is extreme heat here. Staying without food in such conditions is difficult. We are taking care of his health,” the doctor who examined Mr. Wangchuk said.

CJP spokesperson Ashutosh Ranka said that Mr. Wangchuk’s health condition should be taken seriously and warned that Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan would be responsible if anything happened to him.

Reacting to BJP president Nitin Nabin’s remarks comparing those at the protest to a “virus”, Mr. Dipke questioned the language used against those demonstrating.

He pointed out that while the education Minister had allegedly labelled protesters as “terrorists” and the BJP president likened them to a “virus”, the demonstrators were merely raising issues concerning students and accountability.

Heavy police deployment at Jantar Mantar. The police are not allowing people to enter, and many of our core team members are being denied entry.What are they planning to do?

“We are not a virus. We are the vaccine against the virus Dharmendra Pradhan,” he said.

Mr. Dipke also addressed the issue of a lea