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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

Afzal Guru row 'constructed conspiracy' by state: JNU prof
India | Mar 06, 2016, 09:30 AM IST
New Delhi: The controversy over an event at JNU commemorating Afzal Guru's hanging during which anti- national slogans were allegedly raised was a "constructed conspiracy" of the state to defame the university, faculty member and
AAP demands action over posters seeking Kanhaiya's elimination
National | Mar 05, 2016, 11:18 PM IST
New Delhi: Aam Aadmi Party today demanded immediate arrest and strict action in connection with the posters announcing a cash reward for anyone who "shoots down" JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar. The party said these posters can "disturb" the law and
Modi government dismantling institutions of accountability, says Prashant Bhushan
National | Mar 05, 2016, 09:38 PM IST
Jaipur: Lawyer and activist Prashant Bhushan today accused the NDA government at the Centre of "dismantling" institutions of accountability and "promoting fascism"."Modi government is leaving no stone unturned to dismantle all institutions of accountability, be it

Rohith Vemula had organised meeting for Yakub Memon: VK Singh
National | Mar 05, 2016, 09:07 PM IST
Vrindavan: Union minister VK Singh targeted JNU Students' Union president Kanhaiya Kumar on Saturday for calling Rohith Vemula his inspiration, alleging that the Dalit scholar had organised a meeting in support of Mumbai blasts convict
Delhi Police asks JNU to keep it informed about Kanhaiya's movement
National | Mar 05, 2016, 02:49 PM IST
New Delhi: As part of efforts to provide foolproof security to JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar, Delhi Police has asked University authorities to inform them about the student leader's movements outside the campus and nature of
BJP expels youth leader for offering Rs 5 lakh to cut Kanhaiya's tongue
National | Mar 06, 2016, 08:10 AM IST
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party today expelled its Yuva Morcha leader for offering Rs 5 lakh to anyone who cut off JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar's tongue.The president of district unit of BJP, Harish Shakya,

Happy over Kanhaiya's release, wish he proves himself right: Shatrughan Sinha
National | Mar 05, 2016, 03:53 PM IST
New Delhi: BJP leader Shatrughan Sinha has expressed happiness over the release of JUNUSU leader Kanhaiya Kumar who was arrested on charges of sedition for allegedly raising anti-national slogans.In a series of tweets today ,
Arvind Kejriwal slams Modi govt in Kanhaiya style, demands Azaadi
National | Mar 04, 2016, 07:34 PM IST
New Delhi: A day after JNUSU president launched a fierce attack on the ruling government after being released from prison, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today latched on to ‘azaadi' -- a slogan that has
Kanhaiya Kumar to campaign for Left in West Bengal: Sitaram Yechury
National | Mar 04, 2016, 06:56 PM IST
New Delhi: Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader Sitaram Yechury said on Friday that Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) Students' Union president Kanhaiya Kumar, who was released from Tihar jail yesterday, will campaign for the Left in

Consider Rohith Vemula, not Afzal Guru as my icon: Kanhaiya Kumar
India | Mar 04, 2016, 05:49 PM IST
New Delhi: A day after his release from Tihar jail where he was housed on charges of sedition, JNUSU leader Kanhaiya Kumar today sought to distance himself from the political image being accorded to him,
Kanhaiya is more 'deshbhakt' than BJP: Nitish Kumar
National | Mar 04, 2016, 04:23 PM IST
Patna: JNU Students Union president Kanhaiya Kumar is more of a 'deshbhakt' (patriot) than BJP leaders who have dubbed him anti-national, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said today.Nitish Kumar made the remarks after ending a
Kanhaiya free to join politics and save his party: Venkaiah Naidu
National | Mar 04, 2016, 11:16 PM IST
New Delhi: Senior BJP leader and Union Minister Venkaiah Naidu today took a jibe at JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar saying he can join politics as his ‘favourite' political party is almost in single digit in

JNU students take out victory march
India | Mar 04, 2016, 07:00 AM IST
New Delhi: To express solidarity with Kanhaiya Kumar and celebrate his return from jail, JNU students took out a victory march at the university campus tonight. Carrying posters of B R Ambedkar and shouting slogans like
Want freedom in India, not from India: Kanhaiya Kumar
India | Mar 04, 2016, 10:49 AM IST
New Delhi: JNU student leader Kanhaiya Kumar today returned to the university campus in a festive atmosphere after being released on bail from Tihar jail. In a fiery sppech vowing to continue his fight against
Kanhaiya Kumar walks out of Tihar, returns to JNU campus
India | Mar 03, 2016, 11:48 PM IST
New Delhi: Kanhaiya Kumar, president of the JNU Students Union, today reached the university campus, triggering celebrations among students who had been protesting against his arrest.Kanhaiya was released from Tihar jail today amid high security

Kanhaiya, Umar didn't raise anti-national slogans in JNU: Delhi govt report
India | Mar 03, 2016, 03:11 PM IST
New Delhi: The Delhi government panel probing the JNU incident where anti-India slogans were allegedly raised has given a clean chit to JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar and Umar Khalid, saying there was no direct link
Top 10 highlights of Delhi HC order on Kanhaiya's bail
India | Mar 03, 2016, 05:08 PM IST
New Delhi: Delhi High Court on Wednesday made a scathing observation on the Afzal Guru event organised at JNU and alleged anti-national slogans raised in the varsity campus last month even as the court granted
Patiala House scuffle: When Delhi police disguised Kanhaiya as a cop to fool lawyers
India | Mar 02, 2016, 11:25 PM IST
New Delhi: JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar is likely to walk out from Tihar jail after 19 days of imprisonment for having allegedly raised anti-India slogans. The event at JNU where these slogans were raised had
Kanhaiya gets bail in sedition case, to walk out of jail today
India | Mar 03, 2016, 01:26 PM IST
New Delhi: A day after the Delhi High Court granted him an interim bail of six months, JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar will walk out of the Tihar Jail today. The court granted the interim bail
Jail or bail for Kanhaiya? Delhi HC to pronounce verdict today
India | Mar 02, 2016, 09:48 AM IST
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court will today decide the fate of Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union (JNUSU) president Kanhaiya Kumar when it pronounces its order on his bail plea in connection with a sedition