Without citizen activism can there be good governance and equitable development?

On December 18 the Chief Justice of India stepped in as farmers agitation outskirts Delhi reached 23 cold day and asserted that farmers has right to protest and asked the Government to hold the contentious three laws and that protests should not be obstructive. The chief Justice even suggested idea of an independent committee as a way out of the impasse while protests go on in the meanwhile. A week before on December 7, 2020, two judge bench of Supreme Court reminded that "political speech cannot be ground for Penal action" and that "political speech relating to Government policies requires greater protection for preservation and promotion of democracy". Earlier, in 2018, a three judge bench of Supreme Court including the Chief Justice, reminded while hearing arrest of five activists, that "dissent is the safety valve of democracy". Taking pressure cooker view of citizen voice, the justices advised the authorities "not to allow pressure cooker burst". It was a visionary observation.