Kanhaiya Kumar joins India's 'oldest and most democratic' party

Former JNU students' union president Kanhaiya Kumar joined the Congress on Tuesday. Gujarat Dalit leader and Independent MLA Jignesh Mevani has also came out in support of the party. Soon after joining the Congress, former CPI leader Kanhaiya Kumar said that he has joined the country's "oldest and most democratic" party because he and many youngsters like him feel that the nation cannot survive without saving the Congress.