ANOOP MISHRA
The government had to ultimately surrender on its knees to persuade Wangchuk
Finally, on the 26th day of the fast, the central government had to give up its stubborn stance and was compelled to go to Sonam Wangchuk ji to talk to him.
On behalf of the central government, Union Ministers J.P. Nadda and Jitendra Singh met Wangchuk ji and handed him an assurance letter. Only after this did he agree to give up his hunger strike. Earlier, MPs from the Opposition also reached out to Sonam Wangchuk, promising to strongly raise issues like paper leaks and education reforms in Parliament, and appealed to him to end his fast.
Even though there is a lack of clarity in the assurances given by the government, a faint hope of moving one step forward has still emerged. The biggest question now is why the government remains adamant on not accepting the resignation of Dharmendra Pradhan, which is at the top of the list of demands. ❓
The central government has assured that it will not file cases against students who protested peacefully, will hold a discussion in Parliament on fixing accountability in the examination system including paper leaks, and will provide proper compensation to the families of students who died by suicide.
