AMN /
Father of JNU Students’ Union president Kanhaiya Kumar has said that his son is being victimised for his opposition to Hindutva politics. “My son is not anti-national. He has not done anything wrong; so where is the question of apology,” asked Jaishankar Singh
Kanhaiya Kumar was arrested on sedition charge on Friday.
His mother, Meena Devi, said her son was politically inclined since his schooldays, “but has never ever said anything against the national interest.”
The couple lives in the ramshackle house at Maslanpur-Bihat, a village in Begusarai district of Bihar. A small-time farmer, Mr. Singh suffered a paralytic attack two years ago. Since then, he has been bed-ridden. Ms. Devi works as an anganwadi worker providing basic heath care in villages, earning Rs. 4,000 a month.
Mr. Singh said Communist Party of India (CPI) leader D. Raja called him up on Saturday and briefed him of a meeting party leaders had with Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh.
“My son is a nationalist like hundreds of thousands of youths, but he follows the Left ideology. He is being victimised for opposing Hindutva politics,” Ms. Devi said.