Activist Sonam Wangchuk told a rain-soaked Bengaluru crowd on June 14 that India faces not just a fiscal deficit but a trust deficit between citizens and institutions.
Addressing Citizens for Justice and Peace supporters at Freedom Park, Wangchuk warned that suppressing dissent can slide toward totalitarian habits even in electoral democracies.
Students cheered as he linked examination irregularities to wider accountability failures, urging young voters to demand transparent governance at every level.
Wangchuk referenced Ladakh administrative demands only briefly, keeping focus on national education policy rather than regional statehood debates during the three-hour program.
Civil society volunteers distributed pamphlets explaining how citizens can file right-to-information requests about testing agency contracts as follow-up town halls were announced for Mysuru and Mangaluru.
Student unions from multiple Karnataka universities issued statements backing the protest, calling examination integrity a prerequisite for social mobility.
Wangchuk referenced Ladakh administrative demands only briefly, keeping focus on national education policy rather than regional statehood debates.
Legal volunteers at Freedom Park distributed pamphlets explaining how citizens can file right-to-information requests about testing agency contracts.
Civil society groups in Delhi said they would livestream Wangchuk’s remarks to audiences unable to travel to Karnataka.
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https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/country-facing-not-just-a-fiscal-deficit-but-also-a-trust-deficit-wangchuk-at-cjps-bengaluru-protest/article71102026.ece/amp/