Uddhav Thackeray extends support to Sonam Wangchuk, expresses concern over his health

Shiv Sena UBT chief Uddhav Thackeray on Monday extended his support to the ongoing CJP protest at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi calling it a ldquogenuine movement for studentsrdquo and urging all political parties to come together in support of the protestersAddressing a press conference Thackeray said he would personally join the protest in the national capital if required and appealed to all political parties including the Congress and even the BJP to participate in the July 20 demonstrationSlamming the BJP the Shiv Sena UBT chief said the focus of the ruling party was on ldquobreaking political partiesrdquo instead of addressing issues affecting the countryrsquos futureldquoThe ruling partyrsquos main focus is breaking parties but they are not looking at the countryrsquos future I have called this press conference to speak about the CJP protest at Jantar Mantarrdquo Thackeray saidHe also praised activist Sonam Wangchuk for supporting students and their future claiming that the activist had been on a hunger strike for 16 daysldquoWe need people like Sonam Wangchuk in this country who work for the welfare of the nationrdquo Thackeray said bull mdash Office of Uddhav Thackeray OfficeofUT July 13 2026Thackeray calls for attention to studentsrsquo demandsThackeray said the protest was not linked to any political agenda and urged authorities to listen to the demands raised by studentsldquoThis is not party propaganda or party promotion The government should at least look into what Sonam Wangchuk and the CJP protesters are demandingrdquo he statedThackeray also demanded the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan alleging that lakhs of students had suffered because of the NEET paper leak issueldquoDemanding Dharmendra Pradhanrsquos resignation is not wrong Lakhs of students have lost their future and students and parents are going through a difficult time The government is not paying attention to this matterrdquo Thackeray saidWill join the protest at Jantar Mantar if needed Uddhav ThackerayThe Shiv Sena UBT chief said he would personally join the protest in New DelhildquoIf I feel it is needed I will go and join the protest at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi This is not a party issue this is a genuine protest for students and their futurerdquo he saidThackeray also appealed to Wangchuk to end his hunger strike saying the country needed his contributionldquoI personally requested Sonam Wangchuk to leave the hunger strike I still request him to end the protest because the country needs himrdquo said ThackerayAbhijeet Dipke thanks UddhavI am grateful to Uddhav Thackeray for extending his support to the CJP protest at Jantar Mantar Abhijeet Dipke said in a post on X CJP I thank Uddhav Thackeray sir for extending his support to CJPrsquos protest at Jantar Mantar httpstcoLC6sPoZkGQmdash Abhijeet Dipke abhijeet_dipke July 13 2026