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 Union education minister.

"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, addressing the event.

The protest site, which has witnessed a continuous sit-in since June 20, drew hundreds of students, teachers, activists and supporters as Kejriwal, accompanied by AAP leaders Sanjay Singh and Saurabh Bharadwaj, addressed the gathering from...