Former Jawaharlal Nehru University Students’ Union (JNUSU) president Kanhaiya Kumar was appointed the All India Congress Committee (AICC) in-charge of the National Students Union of India (NSUI), the students’ wing of the Congress on July 6.
Seen by the party as a face that will connect with the youth of the country, Mr. Kumar joined the Congress in 2021 from the Communist Party of India (CPI) and actively participated in the Bharat Jodo Yatra led by Rahul Gandhi and had walked the entire distance from Kanyakumari to Kashmir.
A statement issued by Congress general secretary (organisation) K.C. Venugopal read “Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge has appointed Kanhaiya Kumar as AICC in-charge of the National Students’ Union of India (NSUI) with immediate effect.”
