Our Indian law is so concerned about education that even criminals who are serving their sentences in jails are allowed to pursue education and acquire degrees and diplomas from jail itself. A lot of criminals serving in jail have completed their education and acquired degrees being in jail. Now, 67 Kashmiri students who cheered for Pakistani cricket team against Indian cricket team have been suspended from university in Meerut and charges of sedition have been imposed on them. On what ground vice-chancellor, warden etc suspended the accused and blocked their education, when even criminals in jail are allowed to study?
Which Indian act or law empowers the chancellor, vice-chancellor, and warden etc of a university to snatch away right to education from accused while even criminal in jails are allowed to pursue education? Are these authorities of university competent enough to deal in such offenses? Should it be our Parliament, legislative bodies and Courts to decide what is anti-nationalism and which accused is traitor; or chancellors of universities and schools can decide it? Vice-chancellor, warden said its anti-nationalism and the accused are traitor, now, which law, act and code they based their judgement which defines ‘cheering for a sports team in a match which is playing (I repeat playing) against national team be taken as yard-stick or acid test for treason?
If that view point is sensible then, when we call Pakistanis to watch a match in India, and when they cheer for Pakistan, aren’t we arranging treason on Indian soil against India as per the above logic, that too in guise of sports? Sports matches and support for a team possibly might be because the person judges the team mates of that team as competitive. If someone cheers for Indian team in Pakistan would the vice-chancellor, warden also term that as treason against Pakistan and the accused liable for penalty. If someone says ‘yes’, then in my opinion it is better to stop this shop (business) called sports which is ultimately taken as so sensitive matter ‘treason’. If it is treason then where the hell sports and joy would go?
Is it obligatory by Indian law, any act or code of it, or is it fundamental duty that Indians should only support Indian cricket team in matches, and it is a crime to cheer against Indian team?
Repercussions are that Pakistan has mocked us by inviting the suspended cheerers (mere cheerers) to pursue education in Pakistan. To deprive someone of education on such ground is not in coherence with Indian laws. And only competent authorities have right to define what constitute treason not petty vice-chancellors and wardens.
‘India and Pakistan’ and ‘Indian Cricket Team and Pakistani Cricket Team’ are two different subjects. Sports may be a part of patriotism but cannot be a yardstick or acid test of patriotism. Players individual sportsmanship or fan following should not be taken for judgement. Many Pakistanis would have loved the style of Sachin Tendulkar and would have loved to see him make centuries, does that meant they were anti-Pakistani?
Many Pakistani patients come for treatment and surgeries to India; does that mean India is supporting treason against Pakistan? Or does it mean the patients are Anti-pakistanis? What students did appeared absurd but if that causes problem it was better to prohibit watching tv matches in premises of university and not taking such stern actions. Our Indian Constitution asks us to rise above narrow outlook and broaden it.
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