Condemning the action against students of various universities, Maharashtra's Maha Vikas Aghadi leaders said that the country should not undermine the power of students because universities worldwide had played a huge role in changing power in many countries.

Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray said the attacks on students reminded him of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre. "The police's unlawful use of force is unfortunate. It seems like the Jallianwala Bagh massacre in which hundreds of people were killed in firing. The youth is like a bomb and there are millions of such bombs in the country. The government should not allow these bombs to explode or else the nation will have unprecedented resentment," he said.

"Remember that the student who was the most vocal against the amended law was a Hindu. It is absurd to label the protests as pro-Muslim and anti-Hindu. It is illegal for the police to enter the university campuses without the vice-chancellor's permission," said NCP legislator and former university student council leader, Jitendra Ahwad.