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| '''Kanhaiya Kumar''' is a jhambalhaat jhaam jhaam</ref> | |||
| '''Kanhaiya Kumar''' is a leader of the ] (AISF), the student wing of the ] (CPI). He was elected president of the ] in 2015. In February 2016, he was arrested and charged with sedition along with ]<ref>{{Cite web| url = http://www.firstpost.com/politics/seditiondebate-everything-you-need-to-know-about-umar-khalid-the-man-theyre-calling-kashmiri-traitor-2633254.html| title = #SeditionDebate: Everything you need to know about Umar Khalid, the man they're calling 'Kashmiri traitor'| website = Firstpost| language = en-US| access-date = 2016-02-27}}</ref> on the charges of raising anti India slogans in a student rally against the 2013 hanging of ], a ]i separatist convicted over the ].<ref>{{cite web|title=Why an Indian student has been arrested for sedition|url=http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-35576855|publisher=BBC News|accessdate=17 February 2016}}</ref> | |||
| ==Early life and political career== | ==Early life and political career== | ||
| Corrupt</ref> | |||
| Kanhaiya Kumar was born and brought up in the village of Bihar in ], in ], India. This village is part of the ] legislative assembly constituency, known to be a stronghold of the Communist Party of India (CPI).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.livemint.com/Politics/MIETsgtMOn0zIMYjDkzFVM/Who-is-Kanhaiya-Kumar.html|title=JNU row: Who is Kanhaiya Kumar?|author=Anuja|work=livemint.com}}</ref> Kumar’s father, Jaishankar Singh, suffers from paralysis and has been bedridden for a few years. His mother, Meena Devi, is an ] worker. He has an elder brother who works in the private sector. His family members have traditionally been supporters of the CPI.<ref>{{cite web|title=JNU row: How Kanhaiya Kumar became president of JNU Students' Union|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-jnu-row-how-kanhaiya-kumar-became-president-of-jnu-s-students-union-2177843|publisher=Daily News and Analysis|accessdate=17 February 2016}}</ref> | |||
| Kanhaiya Kumar is uneducated</ref> | |||
| Kanhaiya Kumar studied in RKC High School in ], an industrial town in Bihar. During his school days, Kumar took part in several plays and activities organized by IPTA (]), a left-leaning cultural group going back to the days of India’s freedom struggle. After graduating from school in 2002, he moved to ] and joined the College of Commerce, where he began his involvement in student politics. He joined the AISF and a year later was selected as a delegate at its conference in Patna. After completing his post graduation, Kanhaiya Kumar moved to ] and joined JNU where he is currently pursuing a ] in African studies at the School of International Studies.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-jnu-row-how-kanhaiya-kumar-became-president-of-jnu-s-students-union-2177843|title=JNU row: How Kanhaiya Kumar became President of JNU's students union|date=15 February 2016|work=dna}}</ref> In 2015 September, Kanhaiya Kumar became the first AISF member to become president of the JNU students’ union, defeating the AISA (]), ABVP (]), SFI (]) and NSUI (]) candidates. Kumar's friends and spectators describe him as a great orator. A speech he made the night before his election is credited as the reason for his victory.<ref>{{cite web|title=10 Lesser Known Facts about Kanhaiya Kumar – The JNUSU President!|url=http://nationalviews.com/about-kanhaiya-kumar-jnu-president-biography|accessdate=18 February 2016}}</ref> | |||
| ==2016 sedition controversy== | |||
| {{Main|2016 JNU sedition controversy}} | |||
| On 12 February 2016, Kanhaiya Kumar was arrested by the Delhi police. A case was registered against him on Feb 13, under ] Sections 124-A (sedition) and 120-B (criminal conspiracy). He was charged over an event organised by some students at the Jawaharlal Nehru university campus against the hanging of Parliament attack convict ], following complaints by ] Member of Parliament ] and the ABVP. Kanhaiya Kumar denied the charges and said that he was neither shouting any slogan nor saying anything against integrity of the country. He said in an interview that "I dissociate myself from the slogans which were shouted in the event. I have full faith in the Constitution of the country and I always say that Kashmir is an integral part of India”.{{citation needed|date=March 2016}} During his interrogation Kanhaiya insisted that he did not say anything that was seditious.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/india-today-accesses-jnusu-president-kanhaiya-kumar-interrogation-report/1/598045.html|title=Exclusive: JNUSU chief Kanhaiya Kumar's interrogation report accessed|publisher=}}</ref> | |||
| Kanhaiya Kumar's arrest soon snowballed into a major political controversy and has drawn sharp reactions from opposition parties, teachers, students and academics. Students at Jawaharlal Nehru University went on strike over Kanhaiya Kumar’s arrest, effectively paralysing the University.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/feb/15/jawaharlal-nehru-university-kanhaiya-kumar-student-arrest-india|title=Protests to continue at Indian university after student leader's arrest|author=Jason Burke|work=the Guardian}}</ref> | |||
| Kanhaiya Kumar's parents stated that their son was being victimized for his opposition to ] politics.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/delhi/jnusu-president-kanhaiya-kumar-victim-of-hindutva-politics-say-parents/story-TS8Qt3V5fHBl8GnMfpYumI.html|title=JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar ‘victim of Hindutva politics’ say parents|work=Hindustan Times}}</ref> When Kumar was brought to the Patiala House court on February 15, 2016, JNU students and professors, as well as journalists, were attacked by a group of lawyers. BJP MLA O.P. Sharma was also involved in the assault, although he later denied the charge.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/jnu-kanhaiya-kumar-patiala-house-court-lawyers-media-attacked/|title=Sedition case against JNUSU president: Lawyers, BJP MLA take law in their fists|date=16 February 2016|work=The Indian Express}}</ref> On 17 February, Kumar was once again assaulted by some lawyers inside the Patiala House court.<ref>{{cite web|title=Lawyers attack arrested JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar in Patiala House court complex|url=http://www.timesofindia.com/india/Lawyers-attack-arrested-JNUSU-president-Kanhaiya-Kumar-in-Patiala-House-court-complex/articleshow/51024005.cms|publisher=The Times of India|accessdate=17 February 2016}}</ref> On February 22, 2016, '']'' broadcast a video in which three lawyers of the Patiala House court claimed that they had beaten Kanhaiya Kumar while the latter was in police custody.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Mathur|first1=Avarnita|title=EXCLUSIVE: Kanhaiya wet his pants while we beat him up in police custody, say lawyers behind Patiala House assault|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/exclusive-kanhaiya-wet-his-pants-while-we-beat-him-up-in-police-custody-say-lawyers-behind-patiala-house-assault/1/602690.html|accessdate=24 February 2016|work=India today|date=22 February 2016}}</ref> A six member Supreme Court-appointed panel later confirmed that the policemen present at the Court were responsible for the security lapses, and further stating that police allowed 2 persons to enter the court room, and continued to let the assault take place, in direct violation of the SC direction on Kanhaiya's safety.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/kanhaiya-kumar-patiala-house-court-delhi-police-bs-bassi-supreme-court/|title=JNU sedition case: Video is out; Kanhaiya Kumar assaulted, breaks down, police duck for cover|date=28 February 2016|work=The Indian Express}}</ref> | |||
| On 2 March 2016, Kumar was granted bail by the Delhi High Court, conditional on a 10,000 rupee bail bond and an undertaking that he would not "participate in any anti-national activity."<ref>{{cite news|last1=Mathur|first1=Aneesha|title=JNU row: Kanhaiya Kumar gets 6-month interim bail by Delhi HC - See more at: http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/kanhaiya-kumar-bail-jnu-delhi-high-court/#sthash.awHRRtAu.dpuf|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/kanhaiya-kumar-bail-jnu-delhi-high-court/|accessdate=2 March 2016|work=Indian Express|date=2 March 2016}}</ref> | |||
| On 3 March 2016, Kanhaiya Kumar gave a speech to a packed auditorium on the JNU campus, in which he said he was seeking, not freedom from India, but freedom ''within'' India. He appealed to his fellow students to free the nation from the clutches of the ], which he said was trying to divide the nation. Referring to the ABVP, whose members were instrumental in bringing about his arrest, he called them his "opposition", not his enemy. He urged his supporters to keep raising the slogans of '']'' (freedom).<ref>, The Hindu, 3 March 2016.</ref><ref>, NDTV, 3 March 2016.</ref><ref>, DNA India, 3 March 2016.</ref> | |||
| ==See also== | |||
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| ==References== | |||
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| <ref>http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/jnusu-leader-kanhaiya-kumar-speech-after-release/article8310221.ece</ref> | |||
| ==External links== | |||
| * , Hindustan Times, 17 February 2016. | |||
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| Kanhaiya Kumar | |
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| कन्हैया कुमार | |
| Born | Begusarai, Bihar, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Education | pursuing Ph.D. in African Studies at JNU |
| Occupation | Student Leader |
| Organization | All India Students Federation |
Kanhaiya Kumar is a jhambalhaat jhaam jhaam</ref>
Early life and political career
Corrupt</ref>
Kanhaiya Kumar is uneducated</ref>