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By Saira Shah Halim: The world will not be destroyed by evil people but by good people who do nothing to stop it. Hopefully, there will always be good people courageous enough to take on the bad guy, this is the only way humanity can hope for salvation. — Bangambiki Habyarimana, The Great Pearl of Wisdom Kanhaiya Kumar joining the Congress from the Communist Party of India (CPI) is a move within the ideological construct of secularism versus communalism. It is being seen by political observers as a strategic move within the Opposition keeping the same goalposts, with an added caveat — to become more effective as Kanhaiya Kumar understands. Is the congress ready to move beyond dynastic politics to maximise Kanhaiya Kumar’s presence and in return do some image-building — from a decrepit Opposition to a renewed and re-energised political party ready to give the saffron brigade a run for its money? In the past, the Left played a dominant role as the intellectual arm of the academia and contributed immensely to the ideology and thought behind most of Congress’s policy-making. The BJP has so far shown only knee-jerk responses in fighting the Left in India. They use the might of the state by using the agency of the state power to replace the Left with the right. How else one explains random arrests of thinkers, intellectuals, student leaders and academicians? So, does that mean that the Left is a wilting rose now biding its time at the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) campus, ra...

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Premium Kanhaiya Kumar meets Rahul Gandhi, likely to join Congress; Jignesh Mevani in touch too Sources said Gujarat MLA Jignesh Mevani too is in touch with the Congress leadership. The Congress had helped Mewani in the last Assembly elections by not fielding a candidate from the Vadgam seat in north Gujarat. CPI leader and former JNU Students Union president Kanhaiya Kumar has met Rahul Gandhi, ostensibly to prepare the ground for his entry into the Congress, which has suffered desertion by many young leaders in the past two years. Sources said Gujarat MLA Jignesh Mevani too is in touch with the Congress leadership. The Congress had helped Mevani in the last Assembly elections by not fielding a candidate from the Vadgam seat in Banaskantha district of northern Gujarat. Also Read | Kumar, sources close to him said, was feeling suffocated in the CPI. He met Gandhi on Tuesday and the two are learnt to have discussed his entry into the Congress. When asked about Kumar’s possible exit, CPI general secretary D Raja said he has only heard speculation in this regard. “I can only say that he was present at the national executive meeting of our party earlier this month. He spoke and participated in the deliberations,” Raja said. While Kumar did not respond to calls, sources in the Congress said he is keen to play a key role in Bihar politics. The Congress had been in political wilderness in Bihar for the past three decades. Even in last year’s Assembly elections, it performed badly...

For those uninitiated, the president of JNUSU (Jawaharlal Nehru University Students’ Union), Kanhaiya Kumar, was arrested by the Delhi Police on 12 February on charges of sedition. Kumar, who allegedly raised anti-India slogans during a pro-Afzal Guru event at the JNU campus on 9 February, has been remanded to judicial custody till 2 March and is being questioned by officials from the Delhi Police. Kanhaiya Kumar: A Village Boy With a Brilliant Academic Record There has been a lot of curiosity regarding the past of Kanhaiya Kumar and his political affiliations. Whatever little has emerged from news reports and and police interrogations, Kumar hails from a village called Bihat in Begusarai district of Bihar. The village, which is part of the Teghra legislative assembly constituency, is considered a CPI bastion. In fact, his family has been the supporters of the Communist Party of India (CPI). Kumar studied in RKC High School in Barauni and moved to Patna to join the College of Commerce. After completing his post graduation, he joined JNU. Currently, he is pursuing a PhD in African studies at the School of International Studies. Kumar was not only a bright student but also a good speaker. Even as a student, he excelled in inter-college and inter-university debates. In 2007, he was one of the members of the Bihar students’ delegation that took part in debate competition organised by the Union government. Kumar has always been active as a student and took part in plays and act...

Congress leader Kanhaiya Kumar is being brutally trolled on social media after a video of him refusing to accept Umar Khalid as his friend went viral on social media platforms. Kanhaiya was in Bihar’s Siwan when a local reporter asked him about his views about two activists – Meeran Haider and Umar Khalid. In response to Haider, Kanhaiya refused to comment saying that he doesn’t belong to the Congress party. When the reporter again quizzed him about Khalid saying he has been his friend in the past, Kanhaiya asked, “Who told you so?” When the reporter said that he saw a video, Kanhaiya shot back, “Which video?” It may be recalled that Haider, who is with the RJD, and Khalid were charged with sedition after the Delhi Police claimed that the duo was part of an event organised to commemorate terrorist Afzal Guru where anti-India slogans were allegedly raised. Khalid was also charged in the Delhi riots case. CAA के टाइम हमने कन्हैया के लिए खूब तालियां बजाईं ऑर दरी बिछाया लेकिन हाल देखिए ये कहा ऑर हम कहां अब हमारे लिए ये नहीं बोलते। हमे सीढ़ी बना कर आगे बढ़ गए— Shadab (@Shadab65272858) Another user wrote, “He was never been a real communist rather than opportunist, those who close to him says he just become popular from a situation with his oratory skills but don’t know even basic organization building, behavior with fellow comrades, arrogant, self centric and even feudal in nature.” He was never been a real communist rather than opportunist,those who close to him says he just b...

Highlights • Chargesheet against Kanhaiya Kumar, Umar Khalid, others for 2016 event • They've accused of organising event against Afzal Guru's hanging • Reacting to chargesheet, Kanhaiya Kumar said it's "politically motivated" New Delhi: A chargesheet was filed on Monday against former student union leaders Kanhaiya Kumar, Umar Khalid and eight others for allegedly holding an "anti-national" event at Jawaharlal Nehru University in Delhi in February 2016. The police said they have evidence to proceed against former JNU Students' Union leaders Kanhaiya Kumar, Umar Khalid, Anirban Bhattacharya and seven students from Jammu and Kashmir -Aquib Hussain, Mujeeb Hussain, Muneeb Hussain, Umar Gul, Rayeea Rassol, Bashir Bhat and Basharat. They have been accused of organising an event on the college campus against the hanging of Parliament-attack mastermind Afzal Guru. Their arrests then had triggered a huge controversy with the opposition slamming the police for "working at the behest of the ruling BJP". Reacting to the 1,200-page chargesheet, Kanhaiya Kumar said it is "politically motivated". "When the magisterial inquiry was done, it was concluded that no JNU student was involved. I want to say, the police has filed a chargesheet after three years. We thank them,"the former student leader told NDTV. "The filing of chargesheet after three years, ahead of elections, clearly shows it to be politically motivated. I trust the judiciary of my country," he told news agency ANI. Umar Khal...

Communist Party of India (CPI) leader and former president of Jawaharlal Nehru University’s (JNU) students’ union, Kanhaiya Kumar kept his colleagues waiting last Tuesday at party headquarters in Delhi, where he was instructed to address a press conference to refute strong speculations of him joining the Congress, CPI leaders told HT. Gujarat MLA and Dalit leader Jignesh Mevani and Kanhaiya Kumar (Arijit Sen/HT Photo/Representative use) There is a growing uneasiness between Kumar and his party amid media reports of him joining the Congress with Gujarat MLA Jignesh Mevani on Tuesday, September 28. CPI leaders told HT that last Monday, party general secretary D Raja had asked him to address a press conference to “refute” the rumours. But on Tuesday, while his party colleagues waited patiently at Ajoy Bhavan, the CPI headquarters in Delhi, “Kumar’s phone and messages went unanswered”, said a senior leader on condition of anonymity. “So far, he has not publicly denied or reacted to the speculations about him,” noted another party leader. Last Saturday, Gujarat MLA and Dalit leader Mevani told a section of the media that he and Kumar will join the Congress on September 28. “On September 28, I will be joining the Indian National Congress along with Kanhaiya Kumar,” Mevani was quoted as saying. When contacted for a response, D Raja said, “Let us see.” Kumar is reported to be unhappy with his current party where he wanted to play a larger role. On Sunday, a group of CPI leaders in...