‘Constitution, not convenience’: Harvard-affiliated Indians hit out at anti-EC protests

A group of Indian citizens affiliated with Harvard University has raised concerns over what it described as a “concerted campaign” against the country's constitutional institutions, including the Election Commission, the Supreme Court, the office of the Chief Justice of India (CJI) and Parliament.In a statement issued on Wednesday, the signatories also flagged reports of Harvard University's name being used to lend credibility to a political campaign without appropriate authorisation, while calling for greater respect for constitutional values and democratic institutions."We are deeply concerned by the negative public discourse and concerted campaign against India’s constitutional institutions, including the Election Commission of India, the Supreme Court, the office of the Hon’ble Chief Justice of India, and Parliament," the statement said.The signatories expressed concern over public discourse surrounding constitutional authorities, particularly the use of terms such as “thieves” and “compromised” to describe them, and references to India being under “siege”.Such language, they said,…