Kanhaiya Kumar arrives in Patna

April 30, 2016 12:50 pm | Updated October 18, 2016 01:17 pm IST - Patna

 NEW DELHI, 07/03/2016: Jawaharlal Nehru University students Union (JNUSU), president Kanhaiya Kumar speaks during an interview at the JNU Campus in New Delhi on Monday. March 07, 2016. Photo: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar

NEW DELHI, 07/03/2016: Jawaharlal Nehru University students Union (JNUSU), president Kanhaiya Kumar speaks during an interview at the JNU Campus in New Delhi on Monday. March 07, 2016. Photo: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar

JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar arrived in Patna on Saturday morning for a two-day visit during which he will address meetings, meet top state leaders and travel to his native village in Begusari district.

Hundreds of youths, mostly student’s wing members of Left parties, welcomed Kanhaiya Kumar when he arrived at Patna airport.

Kanhaiya, who was arrested on the charge of sedition in February in connection with an event on campus against hanging of parliament attack convict Afzal Guru during which ‘anti-national’ slogans were allegedly raised, was released on bail in March.

Kanhaiya is scheduled to meet Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and RJD chief Lalu Prasad and other leaders who had supported his campaign against fascist forces. He is also likely to meet BJP MP Shatrughan Sinha.

Kanhaiya will address a meeting at the SK memorial hall in Patna on May 1 with ‘Azadi’ being the dominant theme of his discourses.

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