As a responsible Opposition, it is our duty to protect the country’s independent institutions. So whether it is our Parliament, judiciary, Election Commission, RBI, central investigative agencies, or others, it is time we defeated all attempts to undermine them and destroy their autonomy. It is these vital institutions that protect the citizen against state power, that are empowered by the Constitution to stand as bulwarks against a rampaging executive. Above all, we need to protect our educational institutions, which have always been the first to come under attack — to indoctrinate, manipulate, control. The closing of the minds of the young has grave implications for our country’s future.

Institutes of higher learning include those built by the state and by individuals of extraordinary v

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