Protecting protest: On mass protests
The article discusses the 'Cockroach Janta Party' agitation, focusing on the alleged disproportionate use of force by the police and the Supreme Court's intervention. It highlights the tension between the constitutional right to protest and the state's responsibility to maintain order, emphasizing the need for proportionality in crowd control and police accountability. The judiciary's role in distinguishing between legitimate disruption and violence is underscored, along with the call for a national protocol for policing protests, given that policing is a State subject under the Seventh Schedule.
The article discusses the 'Cockroach Janta Party' agitation, focusing on the alleged disproportionate use of force by the police and the Supreme Court's intervention. It highlights the tension between the constitutional right to protest and the state's responsibility to maintain order, emphasizing the need for proportionality in crowd control and police accountability. The judiciary's role in distinguishing between legitimate disruption and violence is underscored, along with the call for a national protocol for policing protests, given that policing is a State subject under the Seventh Schedule.
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GS Paper 2: Indian Polity, Constitution, Governance, Social Justice. Specifically, Fundamental Rights, Judiciary, Centre-State Relations, Police Reforms.
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