NEW DELHI, May 28: Activist Sonam Wangchuk on Thursday asserted he considers himself an “honorary cockroach,” as he rejected Ladakh Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena’s claim that he was “unsure” of the online movement’s origins.
The remark came in response to a post by Saxena on Tuesday, following a meeting with Wangchuk and his wife and HIAL co-founder Gitanjali J Angmo.
The LG, in a post on X, said he cautioned Wangchuk against “weaving a misleading and provocative narrative” and claimed that the activist had accepted that comparing Ladakh with Manipur was an “error of judgement.” Saxena also claimed Wangchuk was unsure about the origins of the Cockroach Party, or CJP, and would “study the motivations of its founders and revisit his stand, if necessary.”
Rejecting the assertions, Wangchuk told PTI that the meeting had been cordial and did not resemble the tone reflected in the LG’s public remarks.
“The LG Ladakh invited us for some meeting over a cup of tea. We spent nearly an hour in a cordial and friendly atmosphere discussing his initiatives, our work and possibilities of collaboration,” Wangchuk said.
He said Saxena raised his recent comments comparing Ladakh with Manipur and his support for the Cockroach Janta Party, but the interaction, Wangchuk said, did not carry any warning or reprimand.
He said, “I’m a huge admirer of Cockroach Party, and I remain the same… I stand by what I said that I am an honorary cockroach and I support it.” (PTI)
