KOLKATA: A group of students, affiliated to the 'Bastar Solidarity Network' in Chattisgarh, on Saturday disrupted a programme of Kanhaiya Kumar during the Tata Steel Kolkata Literary Meet , opposing the student leader's participation in the event.Around 30 students abruptly disrupted the discussion on Kanhaiya's book 'Bihar to Tihar: My political journey' and raised the " Kashmir Maange Azadi " slogan.Interestingly, the "Kashmir Maange Azadi" slogan was raised by Kanhaiya during the JNU agitation he had shepherded in Delhi February, 2016.The protesters objected to Kanhaiya's participation in the event organised by a corporate entity. "How can Kanhaiya Kumar, who spoke about azadi (freedom), attend an event organised by a corporate entity? He is participating, signing autographs...He too has become a corporate entity," they alleged.The protesters also had a heated exchange with the members of the audience who objected to their behaviour. Kanhaiya too tried to reason with them but in vain.

Source: Times of India January 28, 2017 14:41 UTC