Wangchuk says Rahul Gandhi ignored offer to end hunger strike

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Sonam Wangchuk told India Today that Rahul Gandhi did not respond positively to an attempt by Wangchuk’s wife, Gitanjali, to have him offer juice and end his 26-day hunger strike at Jantar Mantar. The Times of India reports that Wangchuk also accused Union ministers J P Nadda and Jitendra Singh of releasing photographs of them offering him soup despite promising to wait until he could announce the fast’s end with opposition and student leaders present.

Wangchuk said the episode left him disappointed with political leaders, who he felt arrived at the protest in small numbers and late. He also defended the apolitical CJP, saying it should remain a pressure group rather than contest elections.

The Indian Opinion

The loudest versions of this episode turn it into proof that one party alone supports public causes, or that every political gesture is insincere. Wangchuk’s account points instead to mistrust across party lines, while his criticism of online trolling should not become a substitute for evidence about the protest’s demands. The useful test is whether leaders publicly commit to specific action on those demands, and whether that commitment is recorded rather than conveyed through photographs.

Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com

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