A past Prime Minister once said " No one shall attack my Government and escape unscathed!"
We say, "Buss mih Chest!"
It is not merely your democratic right to criticize the government, it is your duty!
And while we would hope that you would still vote for us after criticizing us, it is your enshrined right to vote for
another party, to contest elections for another party or even to form another party
Freedom of Speech is not merely a luxury to be paid lip service to.
It is from this freedom that ideas flow. Ideas which lead to technological advancement as well as political change.
It is not possible to supress ideas which are critical of the government while hoping for innovation and inventions.