Ahead of joining Congress, Kanhaiya Kumar removes AC from Patna CPI office

A CPI party official confirmed that Kanhaiya Kumar took the AC installed in the office with him. Kanhaiya had gotten the AC installed at his own expense.

With Kanhaiya Kumar likely to join the Congress party soon, CPI Bihar state secretary Ram Naresh Pandey on Tuesday confirmed that some days ago Kanhaiya had taken out the AC installed by him in the CPI's state office in Patna.

"I gave my consnt because he had installed it at his own cost," Pandey said.Pandey said that he hopes that Kumar will take back his decision to join the Congress. "I still hope that Kanhaiya Kumar will not join Congress because his mindset is communist and such people are strict with their ideology."

Pandey also mentioned that Kumar participated in the National Executive Council meeting of CPI on September 4 and 5 in the national capital, and added, "During the meeting, he never gave any intention of leaving the party, nor did he demand any specific party post."