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Kanhaiya Kumar is a politician affiliated with the Communist Party of India and a former student union leader. He unsuccessfully contested the 2019 Lok Sabha elections from Bihar's Begusarai constituency, often referred to as the Leningrad of Bihar.
 
Kanhaiya was the president of the Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union (JNUSU) in 2016 when a huge controversy erupted over slogans raised at an event organised on the university campus. A first information report (FIR) was lodged against several students of the university, including him. He was subsequently arrested for alleged seditious activities and granted bail later. However, a magisterial inquiry concluded that there was no video footage of him participating in the so-called 'anti-national' sloganeering that night.
 
Born in 1987 in Bihar's Begusarai, Kanhaiya's involvement in student politics began when he was studying at the College of Commerce in Patna. After completing his graduation in Geography, he completed a doctorate in African Studies from Jawaharlal Nehru University in 2019.
 
In the past few years, Kanhaiya has emerged as a prominent political activist driving the Left in several parts of the country. He has often shared the stage at political rallies with other young leaders like Jignesh Mevani and Hardik Patel. Kumar's autobiography, Bihar to Tihar: My Political Journey was published in October 2016. The book captures his story of childhood in rural Bihar, college days in Patna, and political coming of age in Delhi.
 
Kanhaiya has been known for his sharp critique of the ruling party and the Narendra Modi-led central government at several forums. He became a known name overnight after his speech at JNU upon release from jail in 2016.
 
In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, he was up against Union Minister Giriraj Singh. During his campaign, Kumar raised the highest permissible election expenditure mandated by the Election Commission, Rs 70 lakh, through crowd-funding.

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Congress leader Kanhaiya Kumar accused the Aam Aadmi Party of failing to deliver on its promises and claimed the people in Delhi, where AAP is in power, didn't get oxygen cylinders during the 2nd wave

Updated On: 15 Nov 2022 | 11:59 PM IST

Congress leader Kanhaiya Kumar on Sunday said that the party has completed the first leg of its Bharat Jodo Yatra and the yatra has revealed the real identity of Rahul Gandhi.

Updated On: 13 Nov 2022 | 6:11 PM IST

This is a book written with scrupulous honesty, even innocence

Updated On: 12 May 2022 | 2:51 AM IST

In a statement, K C Venugopal said: "The unlawful & unconstitutional arrest of Jignesh Mevani at midnight by Assam Police is the latest proof of authoritarianism under BJP"

Updated On: 21 Apr 2022 | 12:32 PM IST

Congress leader Kanhaiya Kumar on Thursday took swipes at the Trinamool Congress Party and Aam Aadmi Party for entering the fray for the coming Assembly elections in Goa.

Updated On: 07 Jan 2022 | 10:06 AM IST

RJD on Friday mocked Kanhaiya Kumar's induction into the Congress, saying that the former JNU student is like "another Navjot Singh Sidhu" who would "destroy" the grand old party.

Updated On: 01 Oct 2021 | 7:55 PM IST

CPI leader Kanhaiya Kumar who has joined the Congress said that he has joined the party to save the country's democracy.

Updated On: 29 Sep 2021 | 8:49 AM IST

He said there is a sense of urgency to save the country and the youth should create an atmosphere in this regard

Updated On: 29 Sep 2021 | 1:09 AM IST

Kumar is a member of the CPI national executive, a top decision-making body of the party

Updated On: 28 Sep 2021 | 8:43 PM IST

Currently, Kumar, a CPI leader, is a member of the National Executive Council, a top decision-making body of the party

Updated On: 28 Sep 2021 | 2:11 PM IST

Kumar had joined the Communist Party of India (CPI) ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha election and had unsuccessfully contested from Begusarai in Bihar against Giriraj Singh of the BJP.

Updated On: 25 Sep 2021 | 7:59 PM IST

Sources close to the CPI leader, however, said 'these are rumours which are being spread and there is no talk of his joining the Congress'.

Updated On: 14 Sep 2021 | 1:12 PM IST

Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Dr Pankaj Sharma also granted bail to seven accused on a personal bail bond of Rs 25,000 in the matter, who were never arrested by Delhi Police in the case

Updated On: 15 Mar 2021 | 1:00 PM IST

Kumar and others, including former JNU students Umar Khalid and Anirban Bhattacharya, were accused of raising anti-India slogans

Updated On: 16 Feb 2021 | 11:09 AM IST

A fiery former JNU student leader, who has of late is being seen as veering towards Nitish Kumar despite their parties rarely getting on the same page on most issues

Updated On: 15 Feb 2021 | 7:00 PM IST

Book review of A New India: Selected Writings 2014-19

Updated On: 06 Jan 2021 | 3:17 AM IST

Taking a swipe at the ruling NDA in Bihar, CPI leader Kanhaiya Kumar said unfortunately the agendas which were relevant to the state 15 years back continue to dominate the present polls

Updated On: 14 Oct 2020 | 3:49 PM IST

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had earlier said he would ask for an early decision on the matter

Updated On: 29 Feb 2020 | 2:51 PM IST

The former JNU student leader was on his way to address a rally in this west Bihar town, where Bhojpur district is headquartered, when the attack happened

Updated On: 14 Feb 2020 | 8:13 PM IST

Kumar is on a state-wide 'Jan Gan Man Yatra' which was launched on January 30, coinciding with the death anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, under the banner of 'Joint Forum Against NPR/NRC/CAA'.

Updated On: 06 Feb 2020 | 11:53 PM IST