New Delhi, July 17 -- Renowned activist Sonam Wangchuk has been on an indefinite fast for 20 days in heart of the national capital, demanding the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over alleged irregularities in the NEET examination.

The Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) has been holding a protest for over 25 days at Jantar Mantar in central Delhi. Wangchuk, 59, joined the agitation on 28 June and has been on an indefinite fast since then.

Wanghuk is globally renowned as a passionate advocate for the environment and his home region and has also been involved in demonstrations for greater constitutional safeguards for Ladakh. He has been on a hunger strike three times before the current protest that began twenty days a...