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Kanhaiya Kumar

Kanhaiya Kumar

DOB: January 13, 1987

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.

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Comparing Kanhaiya with Bhagat Singh is like comparing Nehru with Pol Pot, says BJP MP Tarun Vijay

Politics | 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.

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Journalism students receive threat for inviting Kanhaiya Kumar

India | Mar 24, 2016, 09:42 PM IST

Journalism students receive threat for inviting Kanhaiya Kumar

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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

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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.

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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

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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

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Kanhaiya Kumar meets Rahul Gandhi after support over JNU sedition row

Politics | 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

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Shashi Tharoor compares Kanhaiya to Bhagat Singh, invites criticism

Politics | 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.

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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.

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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

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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

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Kanhaiya-Kejriwal meeting cancelled as JNUSU prez fails to reach on time

Politics | 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

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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.

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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.

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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

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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.

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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

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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.

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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.

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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.