On Saturday, JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar was heard criticising the alcohol ban in Bihar as an attack against freedom of expression. Kanhaiya was seen alongside Patna's renowned liquor businessman Vinod Jaiswal at Lalu Prasad Yadav's residence on Sunday.

As a response, veteran politician Nand Kishore Yadav said: "It is clear that all of them suffer from Modi phobia. They can form an alliance with anyone to stand up against Modi, which is the reason why they are holding meets with the alcohol businessman."

Meanwhile, the incident has led to questions like whether Kanhaiya's Bihar trip was sponsored by liquor businessmen.

Kanhaiya's convoy had 11 cars. The city was decorated with giant posters of Kanhaiya's tour.

Some of the hoardings were at locations which require a hefty charge to paid to the Nagar Nigam, raising questions like who financed all of this.

Kanhaiya took to the stage on Saturday and openly criticised the ban on alcohol, terming it an attack on freedom of expression.

Who is Vinod Jaiswal?

Vinod Jaiswal is a businessman, who lives in Bihar, but has his businesses spread in Jharkhand, West Bengal, Odisha and several other states. According to sources, Kanahiya and Lau Prasad held a meeing for one and a half hour in the presence of Jaiswal.