India, July 18 -- Leaders from the Congress and the Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) went to the Cockroach Janta Party's (CJP) protest site in Delhi Jantar Mantar on Friday, becoming the latest opposition figures to attend the agitation demanding the resignation of Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan.

NCP (SP) MP Supriya Sule met activist Sonam Wangchuk, whose hunger strike entered the 20th day, and urged him to call off his fast.

"Dimple Yadav was here and Mamata Didi has also supported the protest. We stand by Sonam Wangchuk's demands and we will all fully support the protest on Monday. We will also raise the issue of students in Parliament and seek justice," said Sule.

Congress leader Pawan Khera also met Wan...