# Constitution gives freedom of expression, not freedom to abuse: Allahabad University VC 2026-08-16T22:22:55+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Allahabad University Vice-Chancellor Sangeeta Srivastava has said the Constitution guarantees freedom of expression but does not give people the “freedom to abuse”. Addressing the university’s Independence Day celebrations on Saturday, Srivastava claimed that educational institutions across India were facing challenges because of the influence of certain “anarchic elements”. “We are the world’s largest democracy, and our Constitution gives us freedom of expression. But we must remember that it gives us freedom of expression, not freedom to abuse. The freedom to abuse is absolutely wrong,” she said. The Vice-Chancellor also expressed concern over abusive remarks directed at the prime minister and his late mother, questioning what she described as an erosion of Indian traditions and values. Srivastava did not name any person or group while making the remarks. Indiatoday.in reports that she said, “Look around the world. We abuse the prime minister and even his mother, who is no longer in this world. How unfortunate is this? Where have our traditions and values disappeared?” ## Coverage - indiatoday.in This story was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: Allahabad University, Sangeeta Srivastava Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/constitution-gives-freedom-of-expression-not-freedom-to-abuse-allahabad-university-vc/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/constitution-gives-freedom-of-expression-not-freedom-to-abuse-allahabad-university-vc/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/