The Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan carried out a social audit of the ongoing SIR process at Trilokpuri, Delhi. In four booths, volunteers followed up on 1,236 deleted names from the electoral rolls, going house to house to verify the Election Commission's grounds for deletion. On 27 October, the grassroots organisation held a public hearing to present their findings. They alleged that 416 names—more than a third of their sample—were wrongfully deleted. Residents could verify their status, and people who stand to lose their voting rights spoke out. Noting that the election manual already provides for this type of exercise to be carried out every time voters are excluded, the MKSS demanded that such social audits be conducted in each polling booth of the country, at least three months before an election. Video report by Sibtain Hyder, Sunil Kashyap (@SunilKashyap0) and Hiral Trivedi (@hiraltrivedi17)

Earlier today, several women’s and students’ organisations held a protest at the Delhi Police headquarters against sexualised and gendered violence by security forces against protesters. Vani Subramanian, a filmmaker and feminist activist, says that a senior official met them and promised a meeting with the commissioner within two days. Video by Puja Sen (@psen9)

Several protesters who were detained, near Mandi House and Lady Hardinge hospital, have been kept inside the Connaught Place Police Station for hours. The police refused to let anyone inside, and a crowd of relatives, friends, journalists and lawyers grew outside the main gate. A small group was eventually let in after a long argument, and women detainees have now been released. Videos by Maya Palit (@mayapalit1), Surabhi Kanga (@surabhikanga) and Puja Sen (@psen9)

Eight women who were being detained at Connaught Place Police Station have been released, but only after signing a document acknowledging that, while they have not been arrested, they might be questioned, or accused, in regard to an FIR that is being lodged. For Amana and Chandana, students from Delhi University who are not affiliated to any organisation, this was their first experience of getting detained. Videos by Puja Sen (@psen9) and Maya Palit (@mayapalit1)

The SFI and DYFI had called a protest march from Firoz Shah Road to Jantar Mantar. The police and paramilitary forces stopped the march and detained all the protesters. Videos by Puja Sen (@psen9)

While attempting to march to Jantar Mantar, IYC and NSUI cadre were detained outside Parliament Street Police Station. Videos by Puja Sen (@psen9)

Disha and the RWPI once again tried to march to Jantar Mantar but were stopped by the police at Connaught Place. Activists spent fifteen minutes trying to request the police to let them pass. They were eventually detained. Videos by Surabhi Kanga (@surabhikanga) and Puja Sen (@psen9)