The Congress on Thursday appointed Kanhaiya Kumar as the in-charge of the National Students’ Union of India (NSUI). According to the party, “Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge has appointed Kanhaiya Kumar as the AICC in-charge of the National Students’ Union of India (NSUI) with immediate effect.”
In the year 2021, Kanhaiya Kumar, former president of JNU Students’ Union, joined the Congress from the Communist Party of India
Kanhaiya Kumar’s name has been discussed among leaders very close to Rahul Gandhi. He was also walking shoulder to shoulder in Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra. He has been seen at the forefront even among the outspoken leaders against the Narendra Modi government at the Centre. Looking at his rapport with Rahul Gandhi, it was believed that he could be made the President of Delhi Congress. The discussion about this was also intense. Not only this, due to his hold in Bihar and being from there, there was also speculation that he could be made the chief of Bihar Congress. However, both the things remained only speculations and he was made in-charge of the student wing of the party.
After joining the party, he had said, ‘I am joining Congress because it is not just a party, it is an idea. This is the oldest and most democratic party in the country, and I am emphasizing on democratic…Not only me, many people think that the country cannot survive without the Congress. The NSUI, which came into existence on 9 April 1971, is the student wing of the Congress. This organization was founded by Indira Gandhi after merging the Kerala Students’ Union and the West Bengal State Students’ Council to form a national student organization. Its chairman is Neeraj Kundan.
Who is Kanhaiya Kumar?
Born in 1987, Kanhaiya Kumar’s student politics started in 2007 at Patna College of Commerce.
In September 2015, he was the President of the Jawaharlal Nehru University Students’ Union (JNUSU) and served as the leader of the All India Students’ Federation (AISF).
In 2021, Kumar left the Communist Party of India (CPI) and joined the Congress.
Kanhaiya has often shared the stage with other youth leaders including Jignesh Mevani and Hardik Patel in several political rallies. He is known for his sharp criticism against the government led by PM Modi.
In February 2016, Kanhaiya Kumar was arrested in JNU for raising anti-national slogans at a student rally against the hanging of Afzal Guru, a Kashmiri separatist and terrorist convicted of 2001 Parliament attack. However, the police could not produce any evidence against him and he got bail.
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