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Delhi govt gives permission to prosecute Kanhaiya Kumar in JNU sedition row

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

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Kanhaiya Kumar has welcomed the Delhi government's move, saying it will help in speedy trial in the case.

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The Delhi government has given a go-ahead to the city police to prosecute former Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union (JNUSU) president Kanhaiya Kumar and two others in connection with a 2016 sedition case, sources told PTI on Friday.

On February 19 this year, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had said he would ask for an early decision on the matter.

His remarks came on the heels of a Delhi Court asking for a status report on the pending sanction to prosecute Kumar and others. 

He said: “I’ve no interference in the concerned dept. I can’t change their decision but can

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