Wangchuk proceeded not to eat for 20 days—a period that ended only after Delhi police hospitalized him against his will, sparking national outcry. After being forcibly removed from his hunger strike, Wangchuk called on CJP members to march on Parliament.
They did so on Monday. Protesters took to the streets in Delhi that day holding signs that read “Stop normalizing paper leaks!” and “Save education, save the future,” along with countless others calling for Pradhan’s resignation. The day’s protest, which marked the culmination of weeks of building momentum, then escalated in clashes with authorities.
Dipke, the founder of the cockroach movement, called the police response to the protests on Monday “really cruel and evil” while speaking to reporters in the streets on Tuesday. He accused male police officers of tearing clothes off of girls and beating them “black and blue.”
After witnessing the aggressive response, Dipke said, “I don’t believe that Narendra Modi deserves to be called as the Prime Minister. He’s a dictator.”
