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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

‘Ideological reaction’: Jaitley justifies action against JNU, Hyderabad univ students
National | Apr 01, 2016, 07:08 PM IST
if slogans are openly raised for persons who bombed Mumbai or attacked Parliament, then one must expect some "ideological reaction" from those who do not agree with this.
Rohith Vemula issue: JNU students request Prez to take action
India | Mar 30, 2016, 11:04 PM IST
Hundreds of students and teachers marched towards Rashtrapati Bhawan here today to request the President to take action against the Vice Chancellor of Hyderabad university.
Kanhaiya Kumar under fire for remarks on 1984 anti-Sikh riots
India | Mar 29, 2016, 09:48 PM IST
JNU student union president Kanhaiya Kumar today came under strong criticism for his remarks that 1984 anti-Sikh riot was a "mob-led massacre" while 2002 Gujarat riots were a "state sponsored violence."

2002 Gujarat riots and 1984 Sikh riots are different: Kanhaiya Kumar
India | Mar 28, 2016, 11:27 PM IST
JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar today compared the alleged onslaught on varsities with Gujarat riots alleging both of them were carried out "with support" from state machinery
Comparing Kanhaiya with Bhagat Singh is like comparing Nehru with Pol Pot, says BJP MP Tarun Vijay
National | Mar 26, 2016, 05:45 PM IST
In an exclusive interview to indiatvnews.com, the former editor of RSS mouthpiece 'Panchjanya' blasted Congress MP Shashi Tharoor for comparing Kanhaiya with martyr Bhagat Singh.
Journalism students receive threat for inviting Kanhaiya Kumar
India | Mar 24, 2016, 09:42 PM IST
Journalism students receive threat for inviting Kanhaiya Kumar

Shoe hurled at Kanhaiya in Hyderabad
India | Mar 24, 2016, 02:09 PM IST
Hyderabad: A shoe was hurled at JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar as he was about to address a seminar here today. A man sitting in the audience threw a shoe at Kumar but it missed the
Centre manufactured JNU row to overshadow Rohith Vemula’s suicide: Kanhaiya Kumar
India | Mar 23, 2016, 06:31 PM IST
JNU Students Union President Kanhaiya Kumar today accused the central government of handling the JNU row oppressively in order to shift focus from the suicide case of Rohith Vemula.
No permission for Kanhaiya Kumar to address meet in HCU: VC
India | Mar 23, 2016, 04:52 PM IST
No permission for Kanhaiya Kumar to address meet in HCU: VC

Kanhaiya Kumar to visit Hyderabad, join protest for Rohith Vemula
India | Mar 22, 2016, 11:17 PM IST
Kanhaiya Kumar to visit Hyderabad, join protest for Rohith Vemula
Kanhaiya Kumar meets Rahul Gandhi after support over JNU sedition row
National | Mar 22, 2016, 01:17 PM IST
New Delhi: Jawaharlal Nehru University student’s union president Kanhaiya Kumar met Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhiat later's residence on Tuesday. Accompanied by delegations from the JNUSU and the All India Students’ Federation (AISF), Kanhaiya
Shashi Tharoor compares Kanhaiya to Bhagat Singh, invites criticism
National | Mar 21, 2016, 06:48 PM IST
Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor stoked controversy for comparing JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar, facing sedition charge, to freedom fighter Bhagat Singh.

Kashmir is integral part of India: Kanhaiya Kumar
India | Mar 18, 2016, 09:51 PM IST
Kashmir is an integral part of India and so Indians can discuss the issues pertaining to Kashmiris at any forum, JNU Students Union president Kanhaiya Kumar said on Friday.
JNU row: Court grants 6 months' interim bail to Umar Khalid, Anirban
India | Mar 18, 2016, 04:35 PM IST
The Patiala House court in Delhi has granted an interim bail of six months to Umar Khalid and Anirban Bhattacharya, two students accused in a case of sedition over an event to commemorate the hanging of Parliament convict Afzal Guru on the JNU campus
Rajasthan govt to change textbooks to ensure ‘no one like Kanhaiya Kumar is born’
India | Mar 18, 2016, 09:30 AM IST
Jaipur: Rajasthan minister Vasudev Devnani today said major changes are being made in school curriculum and biographies of freedom fighters will be included so as to ensure "no one like Kanhaiya Kumar is born" in

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.