India, July 22 -- A confident democracy is not measured by the absence of protests. It is measured by its ability to accommodate dissent while preserving public order

The NEET-related protests at Jantar Mantar and the proposed march to Parliament underscore the delicate balance between the constitutional right to peaceful protest and the State's duty to maintain public order. The challenge is to ensure that neither democratic freedoms nor public institutions become casualties of confrontation

A constitutional perspective on the right to protest, public order and institutional responsibility.

The developments at Jantar Mantar and the proposed march towards the Parliament of India once again bring into focus a constitutional question tha...