Voices from Opposition, film industry rally in Wangchuk’s support

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Subscribed with another email? Logout and Login with that one. Account subscription benefits alongside Premium Stories, Editorials, Opinions and more. Unlock these with Subscription Published - July 16, 2026 10:19 pm IST - NEW DELHI Educator and climate activist Sonam Wangchuk. File | Photo Credit: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar Even as his fast approached a critical stage on Thursday (July 16, 2026), Sonam Wangchuk’s predicament attracted more voices of support, with Jantar Mantar’s protest site seeing a massive increase in crowds as former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal came to the site. The Congress, which has been conducting its own rallies focusing on the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) exam leak and Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) exam irregularities, has maintained its distance but has broken its silence, with party general secretary (Organisation) and Lok Sabha MP K.C. The Congress “has been making this very demand [on Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation] for over a month-and-a-half,” Mr. The Congress has a ‘ Chhatron Ki Goonj ’ (students’ echo) rally planned in Dehradun on Friday (July 17, 2026), and the same issues will be raised there, party general secretary Jairam Ramesh said. Abdullah said, rueing that “the government does not seem to pay attention to these matters … We are also asking for justice”. “The confidence that, with effort and talent, anyone can surpass the children of the rich has started to founder,” Mr. The Supreme Court Bar Association’s president, senior advocate Vikas Singh, also met with Mr.