GS-II Jantar Mantar protest curbs: balancing peaceful protest and public order
GS-II Jantar Mantar protest restrictions raise concerns about Fundamental Rights. Question: “How can India balance the right to peaceful protest with the need to maintain public order?”
Gaurav Singh · 5d ago
👉🏻Uphold constitutional rights: Protect Article 19(1)(a), which guarantees freedom of speech and expression, and Article 19(1)(b), which guarantees the right to assemble peacefully and without arms, subject to reasonable restrictions under the Constitution. 👉🏻 Ensure proportionate restrictions: Restrictions on protests should be necessary, reasonable and proportionate to the actual threat to public order, rather than based on mere inconvenience or dissent.