Star-studded campaign on cards for Kanhaiya

PATNA: Top Left leaders - Sitaram Yechury, D Raja and Sudhakar Reddy - in addition to Bollywood lyricist Javed Akhtar will descend on the soil of Bihar next week to campaign in Begusarai the place former JNU scholars' union president Kanhaiya Kumar is pitted towards Union minister and firebrand BJP leader Giriraj Singh.

According to a liberate issued by way of the CPI's state headquarters here, Yechury might be addressing a rally in Begusarai on April 23 while his CPI counterpart Sudhakar Reddy might be there on the similar day and the day after.


The CPI nationwide secretary D Raja might be arriving in Patna on Monday for a five-day excursion of Bihar throughout which he will additionally campaign for Kanhaiya, his celebration candidate, from April 23 to 26, the discharge said.

Akhtar might be within the parliamentary constituency on April 23, the discharge added.

Meanwhile, critically-acclaimed actor Prakash Raj, who has received the National Award two times and turned into well-known in Bollywood by way of distinctive feature of his performances as the principle antagonist in blockbusters equivalent to "Wanted" and "Singham", landed within the dusty mofussil town on Saturday.

Raj, who claims to have become vocal on politics following the homicide of noted journalist, and his close good friend Gauri Lankesh in 2017, shared pictures on social media of himself protecting hands with the 32-year-old CPI candidate and addressing rallies.

"Begusarai is rising up to Kanhaiya Kumar. As I travel with him, I can see hope in the eyes of the people. Winds of change. I can sense empowerment... I am proud to be by his side," Raj wrote on his Facebook page.

The noted actor, who may be contesting the polls as an Independent from Bengaluru, has indicated that he's prone to campaign for Kanhaiya until Monday.


Incidentally, Raj would be the second Bollywood persona to campaign for Kanhaiya Kumar in Begusarai.


Actress Swara Bhasker addressed a rally a fortnight in the past after he had filed his nomination.


Known as the "Leningrad of Bihar" because of the strong presence of Left events, Begusarai is witnessing a three-cornered contest, the third participant being less mentioned however equally formidable Tanveer Hassan of the RJD who was once the runner-up in 2014.


Held by way of BJP's Bhola Singh, who gave up the ghost a few months in the past, the seat would go to polls on April 29 within the fourth section of general elections.
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