JNU row: Shatrughan Sinha hails Kanhaiya, finds his recent speech impressive

Patna: BJP senior leader and MP Shatrughan Sinha on Saturday came out in support of JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar.

Through a tweet message which embarrassed his party leaders he expressed his happiness over the “bail granted by honorable court and pleased that he has been released from Prison”.  

Adding he said, “Hope wish and pray that he will prove himself worthy of the support that he received from everyone who felt that he was wronged.”

Sources close to him said Mr Sinha also found Kanhaiya Kumar’s recent speech “impressive” and said that Bihar was his strength and weakness.

Kanhaiya Kumar a native of Begusarai in Bihar was released from Tihar Jail after being granted interim bail from Delhi High Court on March 3.

This is not the first time  where he took a separate line from his own party earlier when Kanhaiya was sent to jail on sedition charges he had criticized the action against him and had even termed him as “Bihar Boy” had said that he found nothing offensive.

Don’t hail Afzal, says Yogi Adityanath to Kanhaiya

Condemning the February 9 event that took place in the Jawaharlal Nehru University, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Yogi Adityanath on Saturday advised the JNU students’ union president Kanhaiya Kumar to refrain from using the freedom of speech and expression to hail terrorists like Afzal Guru, who attacked the Parliament in 2001.

“Whatever is happening inside the JNU is condemnable. What is more condemnable is the fact that the teachers of the university are also involved in these activities. It is very shameful,” Adityanath said.