Sonam Wangchuk said Cockroach Janta Party leaders wanted to end the protest after a police crackdown at Jantar Mantar on July 20.
He said organisers asked him to draft a message telling protesters to return home, but it was never posted.
Wangchuk said young protesters came back the next day and restored the leadership's morale.
The protest then continued and led to further calls for the education minister's resignation.
The reporting frames the episode as a moment when the movement nearly stalled before regrouping.
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The reporting broadly agrees that the July 20 crackdown left protest leaders demoralised and briefly raised the possibility of ending the protest. It also agrees that Wangchuk said the movement continued after young protesters returned.
What remains uncertain is how widely the reported view was shared within the leadership, since the account is attributed to Wangchuk. The reporting does not add details beyond his description of the draft message, the youth return, and the protest’s continuation.
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The reporting stays focused on Wangchuk's account of the aftermath of the July 20 crackdown. It says leaders were deeply demoralised and considered ending the protest, and that Wangchuk was asked to draft a message telling protesters to return home. The account also says he did not post the message. It further notes that young protesters came back the next day and helped the movement continue.
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Sonam Wangchuk revealed that Cockroach Janta Party leaders were deeply demoralised and wanted to end their protest following a police crackdown at Delhi's Jantar Mantar on July 20. According to Wangchuk, organisers asked him to draft a message telling protesters to return home, though it was never posted. He credited young protesters for returning the next day and restoring the leadership's morale, which eventually led to continued demonstrations and government negotiations.
Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk disclosed in a podcast interview that Cockroach Janta Party leaders considered calling off their protest after a police crackdown on July 20 dismantled their stage at Jantar Mantar. Wangchuk stated that the demoralised leadership asked him to draft a message telling demonstrators to go home, which he ultimately did not post. He praised the youth for returning to the site the following day, which revived the movement and prompted continued calls for the education minister's resignation.