Jammu, July 22 -- Share Tweet Share New Delhi, Jul 22 (KNS): Senior Supreme Court advocate Ashok Bhan on Wednesday said any excessive use of state power against peaceful protesters must invite accountability, asserting that the right to peaceful dissent is a constitutionally protected cornerstone of Indian democracy. Addressing a meeting of young lawyers organised by the Lawyers Guild, Bhan said reports surrounding the police response to a recent protest by youth and students in Delhi had raised serious constitutional questions about whether democratic dissent was being accorded the respect it deserves. "The Constitution of India does not merely permit peaceful protest-it protects it," he said, referring to the fundamental rights guarante...