Use of water cannon and arrest of students are illegal

(Contd from previous issue)
Then, there is a question – “Why do school students come out to protest?” The reply to this is also given in the Court judgment. The school students, who are not only juveniles and citizens but also are the people of this democratic country, according to the judgment, have “a right to raise their voice… to express their resentment over the actions of the government on any subject of social or national importance.” The argument is – “Was the resentment nationally important?” The reply to this argument is : even if the resentment expressed by the school students is not of national importance, the resentment is deeply embedded with social importance.

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(Contd from previous issue)
Then, there is a question – “Why do school students come out to protest?” The reply to this is also given in the Court judgment. The school students, who are not only juveniles and citizens but also are the people of this democratic country, according to the judgment, have “a right to raise their voice… to express their resentment over the actions of the government on any subject of social or national importance.” The argument is – “Was the resentment nationally important?” The reply to this argument is : even if the resentment expressed by the school students is not of national importance, the resentment is deeply embedded with social importance.

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