India, June 29 -- Activist Sonam Wangchuk on Sunday began an indefinite hunger strike at the Jantar Mantar protest by the Cockroach Janta Party to press for Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation over alleged exam irregularities, with CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke saying they would also raise the issue of accountability in the electoral system.

On Monday, actor Prakash Raj showed his solidarity with the protest and backed Abhijeet Dipke and the protest. He reposted Abhijeet's X post where he had talked about a recent inquiry by Delhi Police. He wrote, "Aniket Patil a small entrepreneur has been distributing tea to the protesters at Jantar Mantar. Yesterday, three Delhi Police personnel tracked down his home and godown and visit...