Delhi Govt okays prosecution of ex-JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar for sedition in 2016 case The permission comes nine days after Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal promised to take an early decision on grant of prosecution against Kanhaiya in the 2016 Jawaharlal Nehru University sedition case. INDIA Updated: Feb 28, 2020 19:48 IST

Delhi Govt okays prosecution of ex-JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar for sedition in 2016 case(HT Photo)

Delhi government has granted sanction to prosecute Left leader and former students leader Kanhaiya Kumar in the JNU sedition case on Friday.

The permission comes nine days after Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal promised his government will take an early decision on grant of sanction to prosecute Kanhaiya in the 2016 Jawaharlal Nehru University sedition case after a Delhi court had asked Delhi Police to file a status report on April 3.

The file was pending with AAP minister Satyendar Jain, who also handles the home department which is responsible for taking such decisions.