Kumar is a member of the CPI national executive, a top decision-making body of the party
Currently, Kumar, a CPI leader, is a member of the National Executive Council, a top decision-making body of the party
Kumar had joined the Communist Party of India (CPI) ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha election and had unsuccessfully contested from Begusarai in Bihar against Giriraj Singh of the BJP.
Sources close to the CPI leader, however, said 'these are rumours which are being spread and there is no talk of his joining the Congress'.
Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Dr Pankaj Sharma also granted bail to seven accused on a personal bail bond of Rs 25,000 in the matter, who were never arrested by Delhi Police in the case
Kumar and others, including former JNU students Umar Khalid and Anirban Bhattacharya, were accused of raising anti-India slogans
A fiery former JNU student leader, who has of late is being seen as veering towards Nitish Kumar despite their parties rarely getting on the same page on most issues
Book review of A New India: Selected Writings 2014-19
Taking a swipe at the ruling NDA in Bihar, CPI leader Kanhaiya Kumar said unfortunately the agendas which were relevant to the state 15 years back continue to dominate the present polls
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had earlier said he would ask for an early decision on the matter
The former JNU student leader was on his way to address a rally in this west Bihar town, where Bhojpur district is headquartered, when the attack happened
Kumar is on a state-wide 'Jan Gan Man Yatra' which was launched on January 30, coinciding with the death anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, under the banner of 'Joint Forum Against NPR/NRC/CAA'.
The incident took place when the cavalcade was passing through the Chapra-Siwan main road at Kopa bazaar
Mr Modi's authoritarian streak is sometimes compared to Indira Gandhi's rise to absolute power. If so, the triggering of a students' agitation carries a fateful echo from the non-so-distant past
The court passed the directions after the police submitted that it was yet to receive the sanctions
The police-politician nexus isn't new. But it has worsened dramatically and IPS has now lost its moral and professional centre of gravity
The police told the court that sanctions are pending with the Delhi government and are expected in a matter of days
The police told Metropolitan Magistrate Deepak Sherawat they will procure the required sanctions within 10 days
Kanhaiya Kumar questioned the timing of the police filing a chargesheet against him and others in the sedition case, attributing Modi government's 'political motive' to the action
Metropolitan Magistrate Sumit Anand put up the charge sheet for consideration before a competent court on Tuesday