Context: Supreme Court order on Shaheen Bagh fails to recognize that permission raj looms over public spaces and their use for the right to protest.
Significance of Protests:
Issues regarding protests in public spaces
The flawed idea of designated locations for protest:
Conclusion: There is no doubt that social media plays a huge role in bringing people together and giving power to the collective. But unless public spaces are freely available for demonstrations, there is a fear of mute democracy.