Senior BJP leader and MP Shatrughan Sinha on Saturday came out in support of JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar.
Senior BJP leader and MP Shatrughan Sinha on Saturday came out in support of JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar.
Through a tweet which embarrassed his party leaders, he expressed his happiness over the “bail granted by the honourable court and pleased that he has been released from prison.” He added, “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 that 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 by the Delhi high court on March 3.
This is not the first time when he took a separate line from his own party. Earlier, when Kanhiya Kumar was sent to jail on sedition charges, he had criticised the action against him and had even termed him as “Bihar Boy.”
There are indications that BJP workers may intensify their demand for action against Mr Sinha.
Mr Sinha also presented a book Anything but Khamoosh written on him by Mumbai-based scribe Bharti Pradhan to Bihar governor Ramnath Kovind and invited him for its launch function at Patna tentatively in the third week of March.
“I am happy to present first copy of the book to first citizen of the state,” Mr Sinha said on presenting book to the governor.
The BJP leader said he has already invited chief minister Nitish Kumar for the book launch event in Patna. “I will also request acting Chief Justice of the Patna high court Iqbal Ahmad Ansari to come for the function,” he said.
Mr Sinha, who had earlier hinted that leaders of his own party BJP from the state might not be extended invitation for the book launch function in Patna, on Saturday said “it will be a cultural function and not a party affair.”
The Bollywood actor-turned-BJP MP hailed Narendra Modi government decision to award Dada Saheb Phalke award to legendary actor Manoj Kumar.
“It’s a wise and timely decision to give Dada Saheb Phalke award to Manoj Kumar,” Mr Sinha, who has worked with Kumar in Kranti, said.
