Omar said slapping sedition charge against Kashmiri students was an “unacceptably harsh punishment” that will ruin the future of the students and will further alienate them.
“I will talk to UP CM ASAP (as soon as possible) and intervene on behalf of these misguided students to have this charge of sedition removed,” he added.
Omar, however, said the students did not commit any illegal act, irrespective of the team they were cheering for.
“Finally while what the boys may have done in Meerut is misguided, it certainly isn't illegal, regardless of who them (sic) were cheering,” he said.
The Chief Minister said the students should introspect their actions as they had been selected under the Prime Minister's Special Scholarship Scheme.
“The sad fact is that some of these students are recipients of the PM scholarship for Kashmiris. Perhaps they need to introspect,” he added.
