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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.

Kanhaiya Kumar

JNU sedition case: BJP youth wing members stage protest near Delhi CM's residence
India | Sep 07, 2019, 05:02 PM IST
The Bharatiya Janta Yuva Morcha (BJYM) activists tried to move past a barricade near Kejriwal's Flagstaff Road residence but were stopped by police and many of them taken away to a nearby police station from where they were released later.
JNU sedition case: BJP slams AAP govt for not yet sanctioning prosecution of Kanhaiya
India | Sep 07, 2019, 01:44 PM IST
Referring to some media reports that the AAP government may decline sanction to prosecute former JNU students union president Kanhaiya Kumar and others in the 2016 JNU sedition case, he said it is "highly condemnable" and has caused widespread "anger" among people.
JNU sedition case: No decision on prosecution sanction against Kanhaiya, others yet, says Kejriwal
India | Sep 06, 2019, 01:04 PM IST
He, however, said the Delhi government's home department will take the appropriate decision after taking all facts into consideration.

JNU sedition case: Court grants 2 months to police to get sanctions to prosecute Kanhaiya, others
India | Jul 23, 2019, 06:01 PM IST
A court here on Tuesday granted two months to the Delhi police to secure the requisite sanctions to prosecute former JNU Students' Union president Kanhaiya Kumar and others in a 2016 sedition case.
NDA takes big lead in Bihar, Giriraj Singh ahead
India | May 23, 2019, 11:19 AM IST
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was is leading in the 16 of the 17 seats it contested and ally Janata Dal-United (JD-U) was also ahead from the 16 of the 17 seats it contested.
Giriraj Singh to win Begusarai; Kanhaiya Kumar might fail, says India TV-CNX Exit Poll
India | May 19, 2019, 10:20 PM IST
Poll pundits said this would be a major contest as far as the Lok Sabha election is concerned, but according to the India TV-CNX Exit Poll, Kanhaiya would not pose a tough fight to Singh.

Giriraj Singh and Kanhaiya Kumar cast their votes
National | Apr 29, 2019, 11:26 AM IST
Indirectly, Giriraj Singh also attacked Kanhaiya Kumar and his Communist Party of India.
Kanhaiya Kumar to campaign for Congress leader Digvijay Singh in Bhopal
Elections | Apr 28, 2019, 04:07 PM IST
Kanhaiya Kumar to campaign for Congress leader Digvijay Singh in Bhopal
Kanhaiya Kumar supporters, villagers clash in Bihar during roadshow; black flags waved
Apr 22, 2019, 07:10 AM IST
The incident occurred while Kumar was taking out a road show at Koray village in Gadhpura block of the constituency.

Kanhaiya raises Rs 25 lakh by crowdfunding
Mar 28, 2019, 08:54 PM IST
In just two days, Kanhaiya Kumar has raised over Rs 25 lakh, CPI leader Satyanarayan Singh said on Thursday.
Jignesh Mewani, Hardik Patel to campaign for Kanhaiya Kumar
Mar 27, 2019, 05:40 PM IST
"Hardik Patel and I will campaign for Kanhaiya Kumar. Several people across the country will visit Begusarai to campaign for him," Mevani said here on his way to Begusarai.
Donate 1 rupee to help me contest election: Kanhaiya Kumar
India | Mar 26, 2019, 08:52 PM IST
Two days after the CPI fielded the former Jawaharlal Nehru University Students Union (JNUSU) President from the Begusarai Lok Sabha seat in Bihar, Kanhaiya Kumar appealed to people to donate at least 1 rupee for his campaign fund.

Kanhaiya Kumar lands up in trouble for 'objectionable' remarks against PM Modi, case filed
India | Mar 07, 2019, 11:52 AM IST
Former JNU students' union president Kanhaiya Kumar has landed up in trouble after allegedly making objectionable remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Sedition case: Court asks Delhi Police to procure sanctions for prosecuting Kanhaiya, others by Feb 28
India | Feb 06, 2019, 03:13 PM IST
The Delhi Police, on its part, informed the court that the sanctions are pending with the Delhi government and are expected in a matter of days.
Delhi Law Department examining charges against Kanhaiya Kumar: Arvind Kejriwal
National | Jan 25, 2019, 08:35 AM IST
Meanwhile, Delhi Law Minister Kailash Gahlot on Monday issued a show-cause notice to Principal Secretary (Law) A.K. Mendiratta for clearing the sanction without his approval.

2016 JNU sedition case chargesheet: Delhi cops submit 'Bharat Tere Tukde Honge, Inshallah' video in court
India | Jan 23, 2019, 07:45 AM IST
The event had taken place despite the university administration cancelling the permission following a complaint from Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad, which had termed it "anti-national".
JNU sedition case: 'Kanhaiya raised anti-India slogans to incite hatred against govt', next hearing on Jan 19
India | Jan 15, 2019, 10:16 PM IST
The evidence listed by the agency include report of JNU's high-level committee, statement of varsity's Registrar Bhupinder Jutshi and the mobile phone recordings in which Kumar was seen arguing with him over cancellation of the programme.
JNU sedition case: Court to consider chargesheet against Kanhaiya Kumar, others on Jan 19
India | Jan 15, 2019, 05:04 PM IST
Police also charged former JNU students Umar Khalid and Anirban Bhattacharya for allegedly shouting anti-India slogans during the event.
JNU sedition case: 3 years on, Delhi Police files chargesheet against Kanhaiya Kumar and 9 others
India | Jan 14, 2019, 05:48 PM IST
The police arrested Kanhaiya Kumar, Umar Khalid and Anirban Bhattacharya that year for allegedly organising an event in the JNU campus against the hanging of Parliament attack mastermind Afzal Guru.
Kanhaiya Kumar's convoy attacked in Bihar's Begusarai, several injured
India | Oct 16, 2018, 08:13 PM IST
Kanhaiya Kumar is likely to contest the 2019 Lok Sabha election from Begusarai constituency as a CPI candidate.