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Rahul Ji invites the PM to an open debate. Good. Questions should be asked in a democracy. But democracy cannot have two standards: one for Delhi, one for Kerala; one for leaders, one for students. In Kerala, a state admired across India for its education, 18 students are paying for asking questions. What happened: • Aug 13: SFI students protested at Kalady Sanskrit University over campus and hostel facilities. A theatre performance used damaged lights as props. • 16 students were suspended on Sept 1 pending an inquiry. An inquiry panel member disputes the claim that the VC was attacked. • 2 more students were suspended at Maharaja's College after protesting before the minister. • Kerala's UDF Higher Education Minister called them 'uncivilised' before any final finding. • The High Court Division Bench has now set aside the order that let the 16 write their exams. • 12 can return only after a written apology. No court has ruled on the allegations. Yet students have lost months of class and now their exams. Protest should be peaceful, and so should the response to it. The same rules, the same hearing, the same due process for everyone, everywhere. If Delhi's opposition stands for democracy and dissent, a Congress-led government in Kerala must hear these students first. @RahulGandhi @SubhashiniAli @subashni @brindacpim @MABABYCPIM @AARahimdyfi @JohnBrittas @IndianExpress @mvnikeshkumar @reporter_tv @manoramanews @thewire_in @the_hindu #Kalady #RightToProtest #RightToDissent #JusticeForStudents