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(This story was first published on 11 October 2021 and has been republished today fromThe Quint's archives on Umar Khalid's birthday.) India needs Bhagat Singh's courage, Mahatma Gandhi's unity, and BR Ambedkar's quest for equality — this was the gist of Charged under the draconian What's striking is that both Kanhaiya and Umar rose to the national stage after being named in the now (in)famous On the night of 9 February 2016, the lives of some students in Delhi's Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) were set to change forever. A solidarity meet organised by students on campus in support of Afzal Guru, a Kashmiri separatist who was convicted and executed in the 2001 Parliament attack case, drew nationwide criticism after “anti-national slogans” were allegedly raised by students and those who participated from outside campus. This led to the arrest of then JNU Student Union President Kanhaiya Kumar, Democratic Students' Union leader Umar Khalid and Anirban Bhattacharya, one of the main organisers of the event. Others like the then JNUSU Vice President Shehla Rashid and All India Students Association (AISA) member Rama Naga also grabbed headlines. While the likes of Bhattacharya and Rama Naga chose to stay away from active politics and media glare, Kanhaiya Kumar, Umar Khalid, and Shehla Rashid emerged as popular and critical young voices in Indian activism and political landscape. On 12 February 2016, Kanhaiya Kumar was arrested by the Delhi Police for his alleged involvement i...

Kanhaiya Kumar is an Indian Politician who is known for his controversial speeches and more than that his journey from a “comrade to congrade” simply because of ideological change in the mid of his career. He started his journey in politics as a hardcore communist and now he joined Congress party. Kanhaiya Kumar led the All India Students Federation and was president of the Jawaharlal Nehru University Students’ Union (AISF). He was a member of the Communist Party of India’s National Executive Council. On September 28, 2021, he became a member of the Indian National Congress. Kanhaiya Kumar Controversies Kanhaiya Kumar was arrested by the Delhi Police in February 2016 during an event on the JNU campus on charges of sedition. JNU students organized the event to celebrate the second anniversary of Parliament attack convict and terrorist Afzal Guru’s hanging. Kumar denied yelling slogans that threatened the country’s integrity. Opposition parties, teachers, students, and intellectuals all reacted angrily to Kumar’s detention. To protest his arrest, JNU students went on strike. When Kumar was brought to the Patiala House court for hearings on the case, he was attacked on several occasions. A Supreme Court-appointed body later confirmed that the security failings were caused by the police officers present at the Court. Kanhaiya Kumar gave a speech to a crowded auditorium on the JNU campus on March 3, 2016, in which he stated that he was seeking freedom inside India rather than f...

New Delhi: CPI-turned-Congress leader Kanhaiya Kumar’s Instagram But while some took a dig at his Communist credentials, others defended Kanhaiya, saying he had every right to relax and take time off. In the photo shared by Kanhaiya, the leader is seen reading a book in his room, facing a beautiful view of the mountains. The caption is a Bashir Badr couplet: “ Main Chup Raha To Aur Galat Fehmiyaan Barhi/Wo Bhi Suna Hai Usne Jo Maine Kaha Nahi.” A Twitter handle shared a screenshot of Kumar’s post and wrote: “Something that CPI leader Kanhaiya Kumar could not post but is natural for CONGRESS leader Kanhaiya Kumar to post.” Something that CPI leader Kanhaiya Kumar could not post but is natural for CONGRESS leader Kanhaiya Kumar to post. — Ahindri Banerjee 🇨🇺 (@speakahindri) Another Twitter user stated, “The new moniker for @kanhaiyakumar can be the ‘Bourgeois from Begusarai’,” a jibe at Kumar’s humble roots in Bihar’s Begusarai. The new moniker for — Suvam Pal (@suvvz) A third Twitter user wrote, “Definitely not on the long march but on a long march to nowhere,” referring to ‘ Definitely not on the long march but on a long march to nowhere — Raja Mukherji রাজা মুখোপাধ্যায় 🇮🇳 (@mukherjiking) Kumar Also read: ‘Why is this picture triggering everyone’ There were many, however, who also sneered at those who found it odd for Kumar to be holidaying. “Why is this picture of #KanhaiyaKumar triggering everyone? Why cannot a pers...

IMAGE: Kanhaiya Kumar. Photograph: PTI Photo Kanhaiya Kumar, former Jawaharlal Nehru University Students Union president and firebrand Communist Party of India leader, is set to change his ideological position from 'Left' to 'centre', as he is set to join the Congress on September 28. Speculation is rife as to what led him to change his politics. For, a few years ago, Left-leaning intellectuals, liberal-progressive activists and CPI leaders and workers saw in him a ray of hope for the revival of Left politics not only in Bihar, but across the Hindi heartland thanks to his aggressive political tone and sharp oratory skill. "Kanhaiya Kumar has not changed, he is still a hard critic of Narendra Modi and hardly misses a chance to fight against the RSS-BJP ( Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh-Bharatiya Janata Party)'s Hindutva politics. But he is eager to play a more active political role as a young leader of a major mainstream party," says a young activist, closely associated with Kanhaiya since he unsuccessfully contested the Lok Sabha polls in 2019 as the CPI candidate from Begusarai in Bihar. Kanhaiya hit the national headlines in 2016 when he along with other student leaders from the Jawaharlal Nehru University were arrested on the charge of sedition. Then Kanhaiya's mother Meena Devi told this correspondent that he was targeted for his Communist ideology as he has been challenging and countering the BJP, the RSS and the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad in and outside the campu...

By India Today Web Desk: Posters welcoming former JNU student leader Kanhaiya Kumar have been put up outside the Congress office in Delhi ahead of his proposed joining, reported news agency ANI. According to party sources, Kanhaiya Kumar and Dalit leader Jignesh Mevani will join the Congress party today. Sources added that Rahul Gandhi will be present for the induction along with Congress leader Hardik Patel.