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Mint Quick Edit | Lives lost in Kolkata’s stampede should make us think about the limits of free speech

Mint Quick Edit | Lives lost in Kolkata’s stampede should make us think about the limits of free speech

Mint Quick Edit | Lives lost in Kolkata’s stampede should make us think about the limits of free speech


If lives are endangered, as in crowd-surge situations, few can argue with speech bars. Even so, the interpretation of restrictions under Article 19 should always be under debate in a democracy. That said, why absolutist positions are untenable is clear.