By TCN News,
New Delhi: Mission Bhartiyam, has condemned the expulsion of 60 Kashmiri students from a University in Meerut over what has been termed as “anti-national” support to the Pakistani cricket team.
It has been reported that about 60 Kashmiri students of a private university in Meerut, Swami Vivekanand Subharti University (SVSU) has been expelled for three days for celebrating Pakistan’s victory over India in a recent cricket match.
In a statement Mission Bhartiyam said, “We strongly condemn this action of the university and consider it to be a clear violation of the freedom of speech and expression guaranteed by the Constitution of India. We also believe that arts and sports know no boundaries. Therefore, we condemn this intolerance that was shown by the authorities.”
They termed the action of the college authorities as “arbitrary, autocratic, undemocratic and against the true spirit of the Constitution of India and its long traditions.”
They demanded from the university to withdraw their action of expulsion of the students with immediate effect and to issue an apology to the affected students with the assurance that their respect in the campus will be restored and that they will not be subjected to any form of discrimination.
Mission Bhartiyam member, Sandeep Mishra, Advocate Supreme Court will also write to the University in this regard.