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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

Kanhaiya-Kejriwal meeting cancelled as JNUSU prez fails to reach on time
National | Mar 17, 2016, 10:18 PM IST
A scheduled meeting between Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Kanhaiya Kumar had to be cancelled today as the JNUSU president failed to reach the Delhi Secretariat on time
JNU Students’ Council rejects varsity’s probe panel report
India | Mar 17, 2016, 07:09 AM IST
JNU students, who have been served show-cause notice to explain their alleged role in the controversial February 9 event, have decided to "not accept" the report of a university probe panel and said they will send their reply accordingly.
Umar Khalid, Anirban Bhattacharya organised February 9 event: Delhi Police
India | Mar 17, 2016, 06:54 AM IST
Delhi Police on Wednesday told a court here that JNU students Umar Khalid and Anirban Bhattacharya organised the February 9 event on the campus while JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar was not its organiser.

JNU row: 'Pakistan Zindabad' slogans raised by outsiders, university report says
India | Mar 16, 2016, 02:29 PM IST
New Delhi: Provocative slogans like 'Pakistan Zindabad' were raised at controversial JNU event by a group of masked outsiders, a high-level inquiry committee of the varsity has said. However, the report about the JNU case
JNU row: Outsiders shouted provocative slogans, says versity probe panel
India | Mar 16, 2016, 07:13 AM IST
A high-level inquiry committee of the JNU has said that provocative slogans at the controversial February 9 event on university campus were raised by a group of outsiders and that it was ‘unfortunate’ that the students allowed that to happen.
Delhi HC rejects plea for another sedition case against Kanhaiya
India | Mar 15, 2016, 06:15 PM IST
Delhi HC rejects plea for another sedition case against Kanhaiya Kumar

JNU row: Kanhaiya denies any expulsion warning in show-cause notice
India | Mar 15, 2016, 04:50 PM IST
A high-level committee of the varsity has issued a show-cause notice to Kanhaiya Kumar seeking his explanation on his alleged role in the controversial February 9 event in the JNU campus.
JNU row: Court extends judicial custody of Umar Khalid, Anirban
India | Mar 15, 2016, 03:05 PM IST
The Patiala House Court today extended the judicial custody of Umar Khalid and Anirban Bhattacharya, arrested on sedition charges, by 14 days.
JNU row: Univ recommends rustication of Kanhaiya, Umar, Anirban, 2 others
India | Mar 14, 2016, 10:56 PM IST
A high-level internal committee of the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) has recommended rustication of Kanhaiya Kumar, Umar Khalid, Anirban Bhattacharya and two other students.

JNU Row: Hostel wardens of Umar, Anirban asked to hand over duo’s laptops
India | Mar 14, 2016, 09:44 PM IST
JNU Row: Hostel wardens of Umar, Anirban asked to hand over duo’s laptops
JNU row: Univ report finds 21 students guilty of holding Afzal Guru event, issues show-cause notice
India | Mar 14, 2016, 11:33 PM IST
A high-level internal committee of the Jawaharlal Nehru University today issued show-cause notices to 21 JNU students including Umar Khalid and Anirban Bhattacharya.
Kanhaiya Kumar was fined for ‘misbehaving’ with girl in 2015
India | Mar 12, 2016, 05:09 PM IST
Kanhaiya Kumar was fined for ‘misbehaving’ with girl in 2015

Sedition accused Kanhaiya Kumar responds to Jhanvi’s open debate challenge (video)
India | Mar 12, 2016, 07:54 AM IST
JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar, who is facing sedition charge, has finally responded to the open debate challenge from a 15-year-old girl from Ludhiana.
Kanhaiya Kumar asks authorities no to take action against his attacker
India | Mar 11, 2016, 11:32 AM IST
President of the JNU Students’ Union Kanhaiya Kumar was today attacked in the university campus.
Kanhaiya was fined by JNU for alleged 'misbehaviour' with girl student
India | Mar 10, 2016, 06:58 PM IST
Amid a raging row at JNU, it has now emerged that its students' union president Kanhaiya Kumar, who is facing sedition charge, was fined by the varsity administration last year for allegedly "misbehaving" with a girl student and "threatening" her.

Kanhaiya sparks fresh row with his army remark
India | Mar 10, 2016, 07:37 AM IST
New Delhi: The youth wing of BJP, Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha, has lodged a police complaint against JNUSU leader Kanhaiya Kumar for his remarks on the security forces in Kashmir. Addressing a gathering of women
JNU professor exposes Kanhaiya Kumar, asks if he checked his facts
India | Mar 08, 2016, 06:23 PM IST
New Delhi: Makarand Paranjape, poet and professor of English at Jawaharlal Nehru University on Monday took on students' union president Kanhaiya Kumar who is facing sedition charge, asking him whether he checked his facts before
Kanhaiya vows 'azadi' for Umar, Anirban; says will lead movement
India | Mar 07, 2016, 09:34 PM IST
New Delhi: Days after his conditional release in a case of sedition, JNU students union president Kanhaiya Kumar today said he will lead the movement demanding the release of two other varsity students Umar Khalid
Police arrest man who announced Rs 11 lakh bounty on Kanhaiya's head
India | Mar 07, 2016, 09:22 PM IST
New Delhi: Adarsh Sharma, the man who barged his way into headlines after announcing a reward of Rs 11 lakh for anyone who shoots JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar, was arrested by the Delhi Police today.
We stand with JNU students but will they stand with Gilani, asks family
India | Mar 07, 2016, 05:38 PM IST
New Delhi: There are many, including us, who are party to the agitation against booking of JNU students in sedition case over an event against hanging of Afzal Guru but will JNU stand for SAR