India, July 17 -- Former Delhi chief minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday paid a visit to educationist Sonam Wangchuk on an indefinite hunger strike at Jantar Mantar and called on the Centre to appoint Wangchuk as the new Union Education Minister in place of Dharmendra Pradhan.

"I would urge the Union government to appoint Wangchuk as education minister and remove the incumbent minister, Dharmendra Pradhan, as part of the reforms sought by the protesters," Kejriwal said.

Kejriwal said the country's education system required structural reforms. "Competitive examinations are not just another test for students; they represent their dreams. But those dreams have been shattered over the past severa...