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. 

​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.

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

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.

The police informed Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Manish Khurana that it has done its part and is now awaiting the decision.

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.

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.

He, however, said the Delhi government's home department will take the appropriate decision after taking all facts into consideration.

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.

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.

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.

Indirectly, Giriraj Singh also attacked Kanhaiya Kumar and his Communist Party of India.

The incident occurred while Kumar was taking out a road show at Koray village in Gadhpura block of the constituency.

In just two days, Kanhaiya Kumar has raised over Rs 25 lakh, CPI leader Satyanarayan Singh said on Thursday. 

"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.

​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.  

Former JNU students' union president Kanhaiya Kumar has landed up in trouble after allegedly making objectionable remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. 

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.

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.

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".