“I wanted to see the discussion over separate statehood for Vidarbha in the Legislative Council and the time allotted to me was between 12 and 1 pm. He added that he was not given a reason as to why he was denied entry into the gallery. It could not be independently confirmed whether Kumar was denied entry due to security procedures. JNU students union leader Kanhaiya Kumar claimed today that he was not permitted to enter the gallery of the Maharashtra Legislative Council even though he ‘followed all stated procedures.’ Kumar said he went through the necessary security checks after entering the premises, but that his entry pass was kept on hold. Despite reaching at about 12.20 pm, the security guards kept dilly dallying and did not allow me to enter within the stipulated time,” he told reporters.

Source: Indian Express August 02, 2016 08:59 UTC