Beyond Disha Ravi's arrest: Right to protest in India explained Beyond Disha Ravi's arrest: Right to protest in India explained The right to protest in India flows from the fundamental right to speech and expression, assembly peacefully and without arms, and form associations and unions, guaranteed by the Constitution. advertisement UPDATED: February 15, 2021 17:34 IST Friends and relatives of 21-year-old climate activist Disha Ravi protested against her arrest in the 'toolkit' case. (Photo: PTI) The arrest of 21-year-old climate activist Disha Ravi by the Delhi Police has led to furore over social media with politicians and activists criticising the Narendra Modi government for the action. Disha Ravi was arrested for allegedly "editing" and "sharing" with teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg a Google doc file that is being called the "toolkit" to intensify the protest by the farmers' unions against the Narendra Modi government over the new farm laws.