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Kanhaiya Kumar

Kanhaiya Kumar is Communist Party of India (CPI) candidate from Begusarai in Bihar. He is a former president of Jawaharlal Nehru University Students Union. He received his doctorate from JNU in 2019. Kanhaiya Kumar was born in Bihat village in Bihar. The village is in Begusarai District. He graduated in Geography from College of Commerce in Patna. He topped entrance examination of Jawaharlal Nehru University and pursued his Ph.D. in African Studies. In 2016, Kanhaiya Kumar got embroiled in a controversy after which he was arrested in connection with a program against hanging of Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru. He was also accused of being involved in 'anti-India' sloganeering. Kanhaiya Kumar has denied the charges. Information in the pubic domain includes Kanhaiya Kumar's statements in which he says that he always says that "Kashmir is an integral part of India". In Begusarai, Kanhaiya Kumar is facing-off with BJP MP Giriraj Singh in Lok Sabha Election 2019.

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Kanhaiya Kumar, Jignesh Mevani to join Congress today in presence of Rahul Gandhi
India | Sep 28, 2021, 06:47 AM IST
The resignation of youth leaders from Congress had caused some disquiet in the party and sections of the party feel that the induction of Kumar and Mevani will help send a positive message to the party rank and file.
Gujarat independent MLA, Dalit leader Jignesh Mevani to join Congress on Sept 28
India | Sep 25, 2021, 06:17 PM IST
Mevani had won election from the Vadgam Assembly constituency in Banaskantha district in 2017 with the backing of Congress.
Kanhaiya Kumar expected to join Congress on September 28
India | Sep 27, 2021, 11:47 AM IST
Speculations were rife in the media that Kumar may be joining Congress after his meeting with Rahul Gandhi in the past.

Kanhaiya to join Cong? Series of meetings with Rahul Gandhi sets tongues wagging
India | Sep 10, 2021, 04:19 PM IST
Kanhaiya Kumar had contested Lok Sabha elections in 2019 on a CPI ticket from Bihar's Begusarai. He, however, lost to BJP's firebrand leader Giriraj Singh.
Kanhaiya Kumar to join JDU? CPI leader meets Nitish's aide, triggers speculation
India | Feb 15, 2021, 05:23 PM IST
Ashok Choudhary's meeting with Kanhaiya Kumar, a staunch communist, came at a time when the young politician is said to have been left mortified by a censure motion that the CPI recently passed against him.
AAP, BJP two sides of same coin: Congress on Delhi govt's nod in Kanhaiya sedition case
National | Feb 29, 2020, 08:17 PM IST
The Congress hit out at the Arvind Kejriwal government on Saturday for its sanction to prosecute Kanhaiya Kumar and nine others in connection with a sedition case, saying the AAP's thinking is the same as that of the BJP and they were "two sides of the same coin".

Will fight politically, legally sedition case against Kanhaiya Kumar: CPI
India | Feb 29, 2020, 04:10 PM IST
The CPI on Saturday said it will fight both "legally and politically" the sedition case against its leader Kanhaiya Kumar and alleged that the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in the national capital had "succumbed to political pressure".
Delhi govt no less ill-informed than Centre in understanding sedition law: Chidambaram
India | Feb 29, 2020, 12:58 PM IST
Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Saturday hit out at the Delhi government for its sanction to prosecute former JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar and nine others in connection with a sedition case, saying the Kejriwal dispensation is "no less ill-informed than the Centre" in its understanding of the sedition law.
Kanhaiya Kumar wants fast-track court trial to bring out "misuse" of sedition law
India | Feb 28, 2020, 11:48 PM IST
Former JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar demanded a speedy trial against him. This, he said, will bring out how sedition law was being "misused". Delhi state government on Friday gave green signal to Delhi Police to prosecute Kanhaiya Kumar in JNU sedition case.

Kanhaiya Kumar Prosecution: Delhi BJP welcomes AAP government's green signal
India | Feb 28, 2020, 10:13 PM IST
The Delhi BJP welcomed the AAP government's move to give a go-ahead to the city police to prosecute former JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar and nine others in connection with a 2016 sedition case.
JNU sedition case: Delhi govt gives nod to prosecute Kanhaiya Kumar
News | Feb 28, 2020, 08:53 PM IST
Delhi government on Friday sanctioned the Delhi Police Special Cell to probe allegations of sedition against former JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar.
Kanhaiya Kumar prosecution: Delhi govt gives go-ahead to police
India | Feb 28, 2020, 08:54 PM IST
Kanhaiya Kumar: Delhi government has given its sanction for chargesheet against Kanhaiya Kumar in JNU sedition case. The permission is in connection with a 2016 sedition case that allegedly occurred on Jawaharlal NehruUniveristy Campus (JNU).

JNU sedition case: Delhi court asks Delhi govt to file status report
India | Feb 19, 2020, 01:01 PM IST
A Delhi Court on Wednesday asked the Delhi government to file a status report relating to the issue of pendency of sanction in the JNU sedition case to prosecute student leader Kanhaiya Kumar and others.
Kanhaiya Kumar's convoy attacked in Bihar
India | Feb 15, 2020, 01:22 PM IST
Kanhaiya Kumar, the CPI leader and former president of Jawaharlal Nehru University Student Union (JNUSU) escaped unhurt when his convoy was attacked in Bihar's Arrah district.
Stones thrown at Kanhaiya Kumar"s convoy in Bihar
News | Mar 09, 2020, 01:46 PM IST
Communist Party of India leader Kanhaiya Kumar"s convoy was being attacked in Bihar"s Arrah on February 14.

Stones pelted at Kanhaiya Kumar's convoy in Bihar; 3 injured
India | Feb 06, 2020, 07:40 AM IST
According to reports, a number of vehicles in Kanhaiya Kumar's convoy were halted following the incident. Soon, cops reached the spot and dispersed the other vehicles.
Deepika Padukone greets Aishe Ghosh, face of JNU protests, with folded hands
India | Jan 07, 2020, 11:30 PM IST
With folded hands, actor Deepika Padukone greeted JNUSU president Aishe Ghosh as she made a brief appearance at the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) on Tuesday, two days after a masked mob unleashed violence in the varsity.
Kanhaiya draws massive crowds to citizenship law protest rally in Bihar, watch
India | Dec 17, 2019, 09:37 AM IST
Addressing his first major rally after the Lok Sabha election drubbing, Kanhaiya called the citizenship law as a diversionary tactic to distract from issues such as onion price hike among others
Sanction to prosecute Kanhaiya, others pending: Police informs court
India | Oct 25, 2019, 01:43 PM IST
The court had on September 18 asked the Delhi government to decide within one month on the sanction to prosecute Kumar and others, saying the delay has caused wastage of judicial time as the case had been listed and adjourned repeatedly since the filing of the charge sheet.
Request for sanction to prosecute Kanhaiya pending before Delhi govt
India | Sep 18, 2019, 12:13 PM IST
The police informed Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Manish Khurana that it has done its part and is now awaiting the decision.