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JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar, arrested on sedition charges, today moved the Supreme Court for bail which will be heard on Friday. His bail petition was mentioned before a bench of justices J Chelameswar and AM Sapre by senior advocate Soli J Sorabjee and Raju Ramachandran who wanted it to be heard today itself.

Meanwhile, students have taken on to the streets to show their solidarity for Kanhaiya Kumar. Not just in Delhi, but students from Kolkata's Jadhavpur University too took out rallies in the city.  

Earlier today, Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi met President Pranab Mukherjee over the JNU row, vowing his party won't allow the government to "crush" the students' voice in India. "It is not the government's job to destroy institutions in India," Gandhi said, after he met the president at the Rashtrapati Bhavan.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal too blamed the central government for the violence that took place in the Patiala House Courts complex on two days. Kejriwal told the media after meeting President Pranab Mukherjee that Delhi Police would not have remained mute spectators during the violence in the court if they were not directed to do so.

"The Delhi police is a uniformed force... If its master says don't do anything, they won't do anything. If the master tells them to shoot, they will shoot," Kejriwal said, adding: "Their master is central government... this is the dictatorship of the prime minister (Narendra Modi)."

"We raised these issues with the President. Who will decide who is anti-national?" he asked.

The Supreme Court will hear arrested Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student leader Kanhaiya Kumar's plea for bail on Friday.

Earlier, Supreme Court said that it is concerned about law and order situation arising after Patiala House court scuffle. RP Luthra, one of the advocates who is in support of the protesting lawyers, moved an application that Delhi Police will not oppose the bail application of Kanhaiya as part of an attempt to subvert the issue. The court has asked lawyers to keep calm and not give unnecessary statements to aggravate the situation.

Meanwhile, Delhi Police has registered two FIRs against unknown persons over the scuffles in Patiala House court on Wednesday.

Here are the updates in the story

1. Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi along with senior leaders of the Congress met President Pranab Mukherjee at 12.30 pm today

2. A team of senior lawyers set up by the Supreme Court will today submit a report of the law and order breakdown that took place at the Patiala House Court on Wednesday.

3. Two groups of lawyers engaged in a brawl on Wednesday outside Patiala House Court where Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) Student's Union President Kanhaiya Kumar, arrested on charges of sedition, was to be produced for his remand hearing.

4. Kanhaiya Kumar was once again beaten up by lawyers at Patiala House Court - second time in a week inside the court premises on Wednesday. Despite the Supreme Court's restrictions on who can be present in the court during his appearance, a group of lawyers assembled inside the complex. The lawyers then allegedly went on to beat up a journalist and JNU students union Chief.

5. Kanhaiya has been kept in cell number 3 of Tihar jail where even terrorist Afzal Guru was locked in Tihar jail.

6. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will also meet President Pranab Mukerjee today to discuss the law and order situation on Delhi. The Delhi cabinet will meet the President at 2 pm on Thursday. "Delhi Cabinet will meet Hon'ble President at 2 pm to discuss Delhi law and order situation (sic)," Kejriwal tweeted on Wednesday.

7. Ex-DU professor SAR Geelani to be produced in Patiala House court today. Geelani's 2-day police custody will end today.

8. Kanhaiya has been kept in jail number 3 of Tihar jail which is the same cell where 2001 Parliament attack mastermind Afzal Guru was kept. He is also kept under heavy security and CCTV surveillance.

9. The JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar, who has been arrested on charges of sedition - was sent to 14 days of judicial custody.

10. Three office-bearers of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) unit of ABVP on Wednesday resigned from the student wing of the BJP strongly protesting against the Centres handling of the raging row at the premier university and "legitimising" actions of right wing fascist forces.

11. The Bar Council of India has condemned the attack on journalists in Patiala House court premises over the ongoing outrage and debate on JNU controversy. President of the Bar Council of India has apologised for the unruly behaviour of some advocates and has sought a report from Patiala House Court on this matter.