Kanhaiya Kumar supporters, villagers clash in Bihar

DN Bureau

Supporters of CPI candidate from Bihar's Begusarai Lok Sabha seat Kanhaiya Kumar and a group of locals clashed, after the former JNU students' union president was shown black flags here during a roadshow, police said.

Kanhaiya Kumar
Kanhaiya Kumar


Begusarai: Supporters of CPI candidate from Bihar's Begusarai Lok Sabha seat Kanhaiya Kumar and a group of locals clashed on Sunday, after the former JNU students' union president was shown black flags here during a roadshow, police said.

The incident occurred when more than a dozen local youths raised slogans against Kumar and waved black flags at him, while he was taking out a road show at Koray village in Gadhpura block of the constituency, a police officer said.

A police team reached the spot and brought the situation under control, he said.

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No FIR has been lodged in this connection so far, the officer said.

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Kumar is pitted against Union minister and firebrand BJP leader Giriraj Singh.(PTI)










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