So, how does Begusarai see Kanhaiya Kumar, arguably its most popular son as far as the rest of India is concerned at the moment? On April 18, Kumar, a resident of the Bhumihar-dominated Ramdiri village in Begusarai, confronted the CPI Lok Sabha candidate of his constituency, and found himself in a viral video titled ‘Kanhaiya Kumar faces protest during Bihar roadshow’. “I had meant to ask some questions to Kanhaiya Kumar ever since the JNU videos went viral. The truth is Kanhaiya is a deshdrohi (anti-national) and he shouldn’t stand for elections from Begusarai,” says Deepak Kumar, a private tutor from Ramdiri. “In our village, the youth is completely with Kanhaiya Kumar.

Source: Indian Express April 19, 2019 08:55 UTC