Sadiq Qayyum, a key organizer of the July Revolution and former DU Chhatra Shibir president, criticized Dhaka University for expelling only 128 Chhatra League members over violence during an anti-discrimination student movement. He claimed that nearly 1,000 individuals were involved and that his group provided evidence of around 500 attackers. Qayyum condemned the attack on unarmed students and the continued assaults on the injured at Dhaka Medical. He urged the DU administration to take strict action against all perpetrators, calling the current measures inadequate.