Kanhaiya Kumar says his fight for Begusarai Lok Sabha seat is against Giriraj Singh’s ‘fundamentalist thinking’
Kanhaiya Kumar.
The Communist Party of India announced, on Sunday, former JNU Students’ Union president Kanhaiya Kumar’s candidature from Begusarai, on which he said would be against the “fundamentalist thinking” of Giriraj Singh, the Bharatiya Janata Party candidate.
Kumar said, “When there were talks of Giriraj Singh contesting from Begusarai, I made it a point to stay put in Begusarai to ensure there is no religious frenzy here. How can people of Begusarai accept Singh who is averse to contesting from here and has not visited the constituency? My fight here will be against the fundamentalist thinking of Singh, who seldom looked an Indian minister but like a Pakistan visa minister, who is out to send several Indians to Pakistan from time to time.”
On being questioned if Rashtriya Janata Dal’s candidate Tanvir Hasan is his rival, he added, “It is my age to talk idealism. I will never subscribe to caste politics. I enjoy the support of Begusarai people who stood by me despite an allegation of sedition against me,” he said and added, “The mahagathbandhan (grand alliance) wants to defeat the BJP and the Left parties also want to defeat the BJP. Our goal is common ... it is just that we could not strike an alliance for Begusarai.”
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