India and the UN Clash Over Delhi Protests: ‘Free Speech, But Make It Lawful’

India rejected a UN human rights critique of security measures before a proposed Cockroach Janta Party demonstration, calling the comments unwarranted interference and double standards. The MEA defended constitutional rights to peaceful assembly while noting lawful limits for public order, and criticised OHCHR's selective commentary as credibility-eroding after mass detentions and large police deployments in Delhi.