Video of a young woman proposing to a fellow male student on the premises of University of Lahore went viral on social media causing outrage while landing the duo in hot water. What happened : In the video, the girl can be seen on her knees, offering a bouquet of flowers to her male counterpart who goes on to hug her while a crowd of students gathered around cheers.
University’s Action: The University administration formed a special disciplinary committee which held its meeting on Friday. The committee decided to expel the students for “violating the university’s rules and regulations and serious infraction of the code of conduct.” Furthermore, the students have been barred from entering the premises of the University and all its sub campuses. A notification in this regard has also been issued and is shared widely on social media.
People’s reaction: Meanwhile, the expulsion news remained a top trend on social media with many opposing the penalty imposed on the students.
No matter what, but they shouldn’t have expelled them. They maybe behaya but you’re cruel for compromising their education #UniversityOfLahore pic.twitter.com IB5gzGVUD
— SAلMAN (@sleepingsallu) March 12, 2021
#UniversityOfLahore shame on you they guys just proposed each other bcz they love each other expel krny ka km tb bnda jb university ki kisi class m ye log Kch or krty huwy pkry jaty https://t.co/8t7lCPPqOh
— ᗷIᒪᗩᒪ ᗩᗯᗩᑎ❤️(ʀᴏᴍᴇᴏ) (@sirf_apka_hun) March 12, 2021
Some, including Lawyer and Human Rights Activist Jibran Nasir argued that people involved in issues like these get punished, but the ones involved in heinous crimes often get away easily.
A country where pedophiles are defended and protected in the name of child marriage and converting religion of little girls we are uncomfortable with two consenting adults expressing love for each other. We reduce our so called morals to a joke everyday. #UniversityOfLahore
— M. Jibran Nasir (@MJibranNasir) March 12, 2021
You can beat, You can kill, You can abuse, You can rape but when it comes to love they say its Islamic Republic of pakistan. What is wrong in proposing someone publicly huh.#UniversityOfLahore pic.twitter.com/GSaMk0NoUR
— Danicion ♓ (@DanyalLaghari74) March 12, 2021
Some were very quick to blame it all on Aurat March.
The Islamic Republic of Pakistan
Result of Aurat March#UniversityOfLahore pic.twitter.com/eNLcTY6IjB— Ibrahim Gill (@IbrahimGill13) March 13, 2021
While some offered their support on the condition of ‘nikah’.
Nikkah kartay tou hum Appreciate karty, ab sastay angraiz Banogy tou zaleel tou hogy.
#UniversityOfLahore pic.twitter.com/ojW4eaizdq— Sardar Khan Dayo (@SardarKhanDayo1) March 13, 2021
While other just kept trolling the couple.
Le parents of the expelled couple RN #UniversityOfLahore pic.twitter.com/mHjlvT8Wyo
— Hamza Tweets (@Hamza_tweets69) March 12, 2021
Yasir Hussain Yasir Hussain lite #UniversityOfLahore pic.twitter.com/cpOI3kJJKy
— Hamza Tweets (@Hamza_tweets69) March 12, 2021
The students of UOL after seeing the #UniversityOfLahore on trending pic.twitter.com/Boxyfvko1U
— Sibghat Ullah (@ThoraHannsPagly) March 12, 2021
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