Top News

Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray backed the CJP-led protest over alleged NEET irregularities and appealed to all political parties to support the movement without party banners. He urged Sonam Wangchuk to end his hunger strike, announced statewide protests on July 20 and said the issue would be raised in Parliament.

Mumbai: Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Monday extended full support to the ongoing protest led by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) and climate activist Sonam Wangchuk against alleged irregularities in the NEET examination, urging all political parties to join the movement without attaching their party banners or political identities.

Appeal to Opposition Leaders

The former Maharashtra Chief Minister appealed to Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi and other opposition leaders to lend their support to the agitation, describing it as a national issue concerning students and their families rather than a political battle.

Thackeray also made an emotional appeal to Wangchuk to end his indefinite hunger strike, which entered its 16th day on Monday, saying the activist's life was too valuable to be put at risk. He criticised the Centre for failing to initiate dialogue with Wangchuk, alleging that the government had remained indifferent to the concerns raised by the protesters.