{"id":6722,"date":"2026-07-30T07:30:47","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T07:30:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=6722"},"modified":"2026-07-30T07:30:47","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T07:30:47","slug":"proud-of-railways-want-to-be-proud-of-govt-promises-too-sonam-wangchuk-hints-at-pending-govt-assurances-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=6722","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Proud of railways, want to be proud of govt promises too&#8217;: Sonam Wangchuk hints at pending govt assurances | India News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-132731155,imgsize-87185,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/132731155.jpg\" alt=\"'Proud of railways, want to be proud of govt promises too': Sonam Wangchuk hints at pending govt assurances\" title=\"Sonam Wangchuk\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: Scientist and climate activist <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/sonam-wangchuk\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sonam Wangchuk<\/a> on Thursday praised the <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/indian-railways\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Indian Railways<\/a> but took a veiled swipe at the Centre, urging it to honour the commitments made to students during the Jantar Mantar protest.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/>Sharing a video on social media, Wangchuk wrote, &#8220;m proud of Indian Railways. Want to be proud of Indian (govt) promises too.&#8221;<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/>In the video, Wangchuk described the railways as his favourite mode of transport and said he would travel to Ladakh by train. He also praised the Vande Bharat service between Delhi and Srinagar, calling it a pleasant journey.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/>Referring to the ongoing debate in Parliament over the NEET-UG paper leak, Wangchuk welcomed the discussion and urged the government to fulfil the written assurances it had given to the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) and student protesters.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"18\"\/>&#8220;Do not file FIRs and honour the trust of the youth,&#8221; he said, urging the government to fulfil the commitments it had made to the student protesters.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"20\"\/>Earlier this week, Wangchuk paid tribute to Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat before leaving for Ladakh. Addressing reporters, he said the movement had once again proved the relevance of Gandhi&#8217;s philosophy of non-violent resistance.<\/p>\n<div class=\"LEzX4\">\n<div class=\"PmOGb\">\n<p class=\"PSf84\">Share your thoughts in the comments<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Insightful<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Agree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Disagree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Skeptical<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Concerning<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Promising<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Worth Reading<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Big Development<\/button><\/p>\n<p><textarea class=\"T9MbS\" rows=\"1\" placeholder=\"Add your Thoughts...\"\/><button type=\"button\" class=\"ZW6JD \" disabled=\"\">Post Comment<\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"swnca\">Be respectful \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatimes.com\/termsandcondition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"gkv0P\">TOI community guidelines<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"23\"\/>Congratulating the organisers and participants, Wangchuk said the agitation succeeded because it remained peaceful despite police action.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"26\"\/>The activist was discharged from Gurugram&#8217;s Medanta Hospital on Monday after being shifted there from Delhi&#8217;s Safdarjung Hospital on court orders. He had been admitted to Safdarjung Hospital on July 18 after being taken there by police.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"28\"\/>The 36-day student-led agitation, spearheaded by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), ended on Saturday after the Centre accepted several key demands.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"30\"\/>These included the resignation of former Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan, the formation of a committee to recommend reforms to the National Testing Agency (NTA), withdrawal of cases against peaceful protesters, and an assurance that no punitive action would be taken against students who participated in the movement.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"32\"\/>Wangchuk, who joined the protest on June 28 and observed a 26-day fast before being hospitalised, formally ended his fast after the government&#8217;s announcement accepting the demands.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"34\"\/><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/proud-of-railways-want-to-be-proud-of-govt-promises-too-sonam-wangchuk-hints-at-pending-govt-assurances\/articleshow\/132730285.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEW DELHI: Scientist and climate activist Sonam Wangchuk on Thursday praised the Indian Railways but took a veiled swipe at the Centre, urging it to honour the commitments made to students during the Jantar Mantar protest.Sharing a video on social media, Wangchuk wrote, &#8220;m proud of Indian Railways. 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