A group of lawyers had yesterday attacked Kanhaiya Kumar, arrested on sedition charges, while he was being produced at the court complex.
The attack on Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) Students' Union president Kanhaiya Kumar inside Patiala House court complex has left his parents "worried", but they are showing "exemplary courage" at this difficult juncture and are confident
he will come out clean, CPI said today.
CPI general secretary S Sudhakar Reddy said the party men are in "regular" touch with his parents who have shown confidence in the organization during this "crisis" hour.
Kanhaiya Kumar is a leader of All India Students' Federation (AISF), students' wing of CPI.
"One of our colleagues spoke to them (Kanhaiya's parents) yesterday. Naturally, they are worried...yesterday there was an attack on him. But they are showing exemplary courage at this difficult moment. His parents said they have full confidence in the party," said Mr Reddy.
The leader said Mr Kumar's family is poor and can't afford even a television set and they watch news on neighbour's TV.
"His
mother is an anganwadi worker. His father is suffering from partial paralytic stroke. I spoke to him the other day. They are courageous and they are confident that he will come out clean," he added.
A group of lawyers had yesterday
attacked Mr Kumar, arrested on sedition charges, while he was being
produced at the court complex.(This story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)