New Delhi: Congress candidate from North East Delhi Lok Sabha constituency and former JNU student leader Kanhaiya Kumar filed his nomination for the ongoing Lok Sabha elections on Monday.
Before filing his nomination, the student leader-turned politician posted on X a series of pictures, which showed him with leaders of various faiths. One picture showed him participating in a ‘hawan’ and Sarvdharam prayers.
“Today, before filing my nomination, Gurus of all religions presented me with the Preamble of the Constitution and prayed for me and blessed me. This is our India. This is our Constitution. ‘Sarva Dharma Sam Bhaav’. I will sacrifice my life to protect this India and its Constitution,” he said on X.
Yesterday, he shared a video stating that he will fight against injustice and appealed to those who for no fireworks to be set off, keeping the environment in mind.
Kanhaiya, who is contesting his second Lok Sabha election, will fight the poll battle against BJP’s two time MP from the same constituency, Manoj Tiwari.