Umar Khalid attack: Kanhaiya questions Delhi's law and order ahead of I-Day

Kanhaiya also said it is the democratic right of a common citizen to be given security if they are facing a threat to life

Former Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union president Kanhaiya Kumarcalled the attack on fellow student Umar Khalid an attempt to "stop us from reaching out to the masses" to educate them about the current political agenda.

An unidentified man targeted the JNU student leader outside the Constitution Club and gunshots were heard but Khalid escaped unhurt, according to witnesses even as the police asserted it would verify the incident.

He also raised questions on the law and order situation in the national capital since the attack happened a couple of days before Independence Day.

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"August 15 is Independence Day and just two days before it, there is a deadly attack on a man in a high-security zone. This raises serious questions on the law and order situation," Kumar told PTI.

Khalid had gone to participate in an event when the attack took place.

"He had gone to an event which was about gaining freedom from fear. The attack was an attempt to create an atmosphere of fear. The incident shows that certain people are scared of those who talk about rights and justice," he said.

He also said it is the democratic right of a common citizen to be given security if they are facing a threat to life.

"Unfortunately, the government is protecting those who have mob lynch mentality. Those who raise their voices are not being protected," he said.

He said that they are "against intolerance" and will keep putting their views across and putting pressure on the government.

"A specific type of political agenda is being played out and there is an attempt to break those who talk about democracy and believe in non-violence. The social fabric is breaking and people should be told about it. Incidents like these are attempts to stop us from reaching out to common people," he said.

RRB ALP & Technician exam 2018: How to download admit card for Aug 17 CBT

In the first stage exam, out of 119,110 around 111,332 aspirants appeared for the RRB exam at 416 centres across 160 cities

Schedule for e-call letter/Admit card download for the 1st stage CBT

RRB Exam 2018: The Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) has now activated the links to download admit card for Assistant Loco Pilot and Technician on Monday, August 13, 2018, for the exam to be held on August 17, 2018. The candidates can download the RRB ALP and Technician Admit Card and RRB Group D admit card (hall ticket) from the official websiteindianrailways.gov.in.

For direct link of respective zones click here

In the first stage of the exam, out of 119,110 around 111,332 aspirants appeared for the RRB exam at 416 centres across 160 cities.

No call letters would be sent via e-mail. Candidates should, therefore, note that they must download these from the right website. Admission to the examination hall without the call letter/admit card/hall ticket is strictly prohibited.

Here's how to download the RRB ALP admit card 2018:

Step 1: Candidates can go to the official website of the RRB zone for which he/she made the application, or visit indianrailways.gov.in

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Step 3: Then it will take you to the list of RRBs portals (zone-wise)

Step 4: Candidates can click on the relevant RRB website

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No coercive steps against Umar Khalid till Friday, HC tells JNU

The Delhi High Court on Thursday restrained the Jawaharlal Nehru University(JNU) from taking any coercive steps against the student-activist Umar Khalid till Friday.

"JNU shall not take any coercive action against the petitioner (Khalid)," Justice Siddharth Mridul said and listed the matter for Friday for further hearing.

Khalid was rusticated and fined by a university panel in connection with a 2016 incident when anti-India slogans were allegedly raised at an event.

Justice Siddharth Mridul's order came while hearing Khalid's plea challenging the university's order which has imposed a fine against him.

The court also issued notice to JNU and others and sought the response on the student's plea.

Khalid's advocate told the court that former Jawaharlal Nehru University Students Union leader Kanhaiya Kumar has also approached the court and his matter is listed for Friday for further hearing.

Kumar in his plea has sought quashing of the order passed by JNU through its Chief Proctor on July 4.

JNU on July 4's order held Kumar and others guilty under clause of Discipline and Proper Conduct of Students of JNU and fined them.

The order has been issued based on the report by a high-level enquiry committee that was set up on February 11, 2016.

An enquiry found student-activist Umar Khalid, along with Kumar and Anirban Bhattacharya, guilty in the February 2016 episode in which a group of young men allegedly raised "anti-national" slogans.

It had also recommended rustication of Umar Khalid apart from imposing financial penalty on 13 other students for violation of disciplinary norms.

Kumar, a member of the Communist Party of India's student wing, was the President of the varsity's student union that year.

The three were accused -- though none yet chargesheeted by police -- of raising slogans against the integrity of India during a poetry-reading gathering of students at Sabarmati Dhaba inside the JNU campus on February 9, 2016.

Article Source : BS

From Tihar Jail to Pune, Kanhaiya Kumar manages to be the headline

JNU Students’ Union president Kanhaiya Kumar on Sunday alleged that a BJP supporter had tried to strangle him on a Mumbai-Pune Jet Airways flight. Following the incident, both of them were deplaned and the alleged attacker had been detained by the Mumbai Police.

Hours after the incident, questions about Kumar’s allegation surface, suggesting he was actually involved in a scuffle.

This is not the first time the student leader has been involved in controversies. Ever since his 6-month interimbail in the sedition case, Kumar has made headlines for several reasons. 

Business Standard takes a look at how Kumar has stayed in the headlines after his bail.

Campaigning for Assembly Elections for Left

After his speech at the JNU campus upon his release fromTihar Jail in March that caught the popular imagination, CPI (M) leader Sitaram Yechury had said that Kumar would be campaigning for the party in the ongoing assembly elections. This was later turned down by Kumar stating that he was a student and would like to move on to teaching and had no interest in mainstream politics.

2002 and 1984 riots are different

Kumar said recently that there was a fundamental difference between the riots of 2002, which took place in Gujarat and which happened in 1984. “There is difference between emergency and fascism. During emergency, goons of only one party were engaged into goondaism; in this (fascism) entire state machinery is resorting to goondaism,” he had said, leading to a huge debate over his views.

Critics pointed out that the Congress government had been accused of being complicit in the anti-Sikh pogrom that ravaged Delhi in the wake of then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi’s assassination by her Sikh bodyguards.

69% of people voted against Modi

During his speech at the JNU, Kumar said that 69% of voters had not chosen Modi as their leader. “I want to remind our government that 69% voted against you. Just 31% voted for you and some of them were caught up in your jumlas,” he said.

Visit to Hyderabad Central University campus

The JNUSU President visited the Hyderabad Central University (HCU) Campus to protest against Rohith Vemula’s suicide. He also met Vemula’s mother during his visit there. His visit to the campus had led to increased security and media being barred from entering it. Read More.