Shekhar Suman He has increased his support for those who want to change education Sonam Wangchukwho was shifted to Safdarjung Hospital and Delhi Police Saturday morning after reports that his health had started to deteriorate during his endless hunger strike at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar. The actor-anchor raised the issue in a recent episode of Shekhar Tonite, which aired hours before the police raid. For more than 20 days now, Wangchuk has been on hunger strike, demanding the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and citing irregularities in education and competitive examinations.
Political satire remains a staple of Shekhar Suman’s show
Just after returning to television with Shekhar Tonite, the reboot of his hit show Movers & Shakers, Suman has kept political humor at the core of the show. Along with celebrity interviews and current affairs sessions, it is the opening segment, where Suman gives his opinion on the most talked about issues of the day, that has become a popular segment. In a recent episode, he turned on a hungry Wangchuk, demanding the government’s silence on the matter.He said, “Social Activist Sonam Wanghcuk ji Kai dino se Jantar Mantar par Shiksha Mantri Dharmendra Pradhan ke istife ke liye anshan par baithe hain. Main hairaan hoon yeh dekh ke ki koi hairaan kyun nahin? bhavishya ke liye anshan par baitha hai, shiksha ke charmaraate dhaanche ko sambhaalne ke liye anshan par baitha hai, aur vyavastha chain se leti hui hai.” Woh vyavastha jo na sirf goongi, behri aur samvedanheen hai, balki tang dil, sang dil aur bedil hai. Thake hue urjaheen shareer mein bhale hi shakti na ho, lekin desh ke laakhon yuvaon ki woh taakat hai. Aur gaur se dekha jaaye, to hum sab zinda laashon mein woh ek akela jeevit hai. What can you do to make yourself feel anxious?”
Shekhar Suman had raised the issue earlier
Suman’s comments on Wangchuk’s protests are not the first. About two weeks ago, when the famine began, he turned to insults to review and question the government’s response. He said, “Haali hi mein Sonam Wanghcuk saab sarkar ke khilaaf bhookh hartaal par baith gaye, jismein unhone Dharmendra Pradhan ke istife ki maang uthai hai. Main sabse pehle un logon se sawaal karna chahta hoon jo bolte the ki loktantra khatre mein hai. What can you do? Aapko sarkar Twitter par trend karne de rahi hai, bhookh hartaal par baithne de rahi hai, aandolan karne de rahi hai, jail jaane de rahi hai, aur kya chahiye? What can you do to get kya? What can you do to be happy? Loktantra ka matlab sunna hi to hota hai, maanna kab se ho gaya? Wanghcuk ji bhi bad ajeeb hain. It’s easy for us. Aisa kya ho gaya? Kuch lakh bachchon ka bhavishya hi to daav par laga. Kisi ne coaching ke liye ghar hi to girvi rakh diya, kisi ke maata-pita ne zevar hi to bech diye, kisi ne poora ek saal band kamre mein hi to guzaara, aur kuch bees-ikkees bachchon ne aatmahatya hi to kar li. Bas, ab itni si baat par agar mantri istifa dene lage, to phir har saal naya mantri shapath leta dikhega. Uska aadha samay shapath lene mein jaayega, aur aadha istifa dene mein. That vikas kahaan se aayega, bataiye? Kuch bhi mat poochhiye. We are silent.”
Edge Janata Party the founder started a hunger strike
Abhijit Dipke, founder of the Cockroach Janata Party, has launched a fresh protest in response to the incident at Jantar Mantar. A few hours after Wangchuk was taken to Safdarjung Hospital, Dipke revealed that he was suffering from hunger pangs, according to the activists. “I’m going to starve forever from now on,” Dipke wrote in a post on X.