Please Click for draft objection letter: https://faunapolice.com/tools/gsr-864-objection-letter

First they came for the forests, redefining what a "forest" even means so ancient ecosystems could be cleared without consent. Then they came for our environmental laws, turning impact assessments into rubber stamps for corporate extraction. And now, under the quiet cover of a government gazette notification, they are coming for the most voiceless prisoners of all: the animals locked inside India's laboratories.

Don't look at the new Draft Animal Experimentation Rules, 2026 [G.S.R. 864(E)] in isolation. Look at the pattern.

Across India, we are witnessing a calculated, systemic dismantling of every legal shield that protects the non-human world (as well as that of underprivileged humans). Step by step, hard-won protections for our forests, our rivers, our wildlife, and our animals are being rewritten; not to protect life, but to remove "hurdles" for profit, deregulation, and convenience.

In 1998 and 2006, India built some of the most progressive laboratory animal protections in the world. Today, the Ministry wants to wipe them out in a single stroke. Look at what the new 2026 Draft Rules quietly do:

Erase Lifetime Rehabilitation: Since 2006, labs were legally forbidden from killing healthy surviving animals after experiments and had to pay for their lifetime care. The 2026 draft deletes this; making routine killing after experiments the default again.

Legalize Silencing Dogs: The 1998 ban on "debarking" dogs (slicing the vocal cords of Beagles so they can't cry out in pain) has been completely deleted.

Put Stray Dogs, Cats & Wildlife at Risk: Opens terrifying "exemption" loopholes to use stray animals and wild-caught animals in experiments; and even allows authorities to exempt labs from minimizing the suffering of an animal injured during capture!

No More Surprise Inspections: Labs must now given "prior intimation" before CCSEA inspection teams arrive; giving abusive facilities time to hide dying animals and clean up cages.

Self-Approval for Dog & Monkey Tests: Hands over approval for "moderate" experiments on Beagles and monkeys (including tumours, starvation, and chemotherapy) to the lab's own internal committee.

Source: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DeweFoQzIic

https://indianexpress.com/article/india/great-nicobar-mega-project-tribal-rights-calcutta-high-court-10928667/

OC : https://www.instagram.com/p/DevazylkavS/

OOP writes: Sikkim is home to different indigenous communities, and each has its own history and struggles. But this is specifically about the Lepchas.

From the concerns regarding Dzongu and hydropower projects to questions about development and representation, we always hear very little about the struggles the Lepcha people face.

Yes, they are soft-spoken and always respect others, but I feel like they are being taken advantage of.

Just because people don't always make the loudest noise doesn't mean their concerns matter any less.

There is a lot of talk about development, but the issues regarding the land, identity, and future of indigenous communities are never seriously discussed.

I am not comparing communities or saying one deserves more than another. It's about asking whether we're doing enough for the Lepchas.

Their struggles deserve attention too.

People's March in New Delhi

23, October 2026

Dear Friends and Comrades,

On October 23rd, We will assemble near Gurudwara, Bangla sahib at 1 PM. From there we March towards Election Commission of India. It will be a Peaceful and disciplined march with National flags in hand. We will stop wherever Police stop us and hold a Peoples Parliament. Take a pledge to continue the struggle to restore democracy till the logical end. And we also pass the resolutions. Our protest will end with the National Anthem.

Farmers, Youth, Workers, Women, and all sections of people are requested to participate in big numbers along with National flags.

Delhi Coordination Committee of People Against SIR

https://www.instagram.com/reel/Des5hA_DlU9/

We are staring at a staggering figure of well over 10 crore ‘missing voters’ — adult Indians eligible to vote but excluded from the final electoral rolls.

https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/sir-voter-disenfranchisement-india-election-commission-gyanesh-kumar-10928657/

https://x.com/DeKoderAI/status/2110029061829648799

https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/mumbai-news/latur-declared-water-scarcity-zone-restrictions-on-borewells-groundwater-extraction-begin-101792236650260.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FpsW6DZ7HA

The Supreme Court ordered the Election Commission of India to submit details of foreign nationals with Voter IDs found during SIR. We followed up with an RTI. ECI stonewalled information from 12 states. Bihar’s response shows no foreigners were found.

https://www.reporters-collective.in/trc/shah-and-eci-claim-sir-was-to-catch-infiltrators

OC : https://www.instagram.com/p/Defl6p6FwXl/

commonfuturists

"What would our economy look like if it were built on different values?

To practice the discipline of hope and believe a better economy is possible, we must look to the many Indigenous peoples who have been practicing and leading with these values for millennia."

On 14 October, addressing the “Summit for Democracy”, PM Modi asserted that India is the “Mother of Democracy”. In the meantime, in India’s national capital, citizens have been witnessing the “Murder of Democracy”.

On 2 October, as citizens assembled at Jantar Mantar to peacefully protest against the SIR and demand the resignation of Gyanesh Kumar, they were met with brutal assaults and detentions by the Delhi Police. This was despite the fact that Jantar Mantar was the designated protest site and the citizens had informed the Police about the protest several days in advance. Even more ironically, the day is observed by the Government of India as Mahatma Gandhi’s birth anniversary.

The same pattern of assaults and violent detentions was repeated on 3 and 4 October, and again on 6 and 7 October, when political parties called for protests.

Police brutality escalated further when citizens, youth and student groups called for a protest on 10 October. Over 27,000 paramilitary forces and tens of thousands of police personnel were deployed to crush the protests. Trains were cancelled, Delhi Metro services were suspended, and the internet was shut down.

Citizens were detained on trains and from their homes, while many were placed under house arrest. The Delhi Police threatened ordinary people through loudspeakers and social media, warning them against joining the protests, while visiting mosques, hostels and RWA societies to warn them against joining the protest. Journalists, lawyers and activists were manhandled and detained. Many were abducted and violently assaulted by the Police. Meanwhile, even as ordinary citizens were detained merely for standing around, the Delhi Police allowed Hindutva mobs to attack protesters under their protection. Women were assaulted by the mobs, yet PM Modi couldn't find any “cultural shock”.

Detentions continue, while the Delhi Police has denotified Jantar Mantar itself as a protest site, effectively stripping citizens of their right to protest. Yet, in response to criticism over the assault on citizens exercising their rights, the Delhi Police has launched a massive PR exercise. After the brutal and inhuman attacks on citizens, the Police is now reminding them that “behind every uniform is a human”. Meanwhile, journalists who have complained of sexual assault by the Police are being persecuted.

Now, the Government has begun detaining citizens merely for waving the national flag. It is important to remember that this is the same Government that is attacking people for not singing all six stanzas of Vande Mataram. The pseudo-nationalism of the BJP/RSS could not be exposed any further.

Yet, the reign of terror unleashed by the Modi Government will be put to the test by the resolve and resistance of the youth. Do not let the fascists take away your rights. Jantar Mantar is ours. So are our freedom and our rights.

OC : https://www.instagram.com/reel/DefVIIfNKI8/

PRESS RELEASE

People Against SIR – An All India Platform

October 14th, Surjeet Bhavan, New Delhi.

Time is short due to a fast-moving situation. People’s active engagement is key with no break in momentum, with an expansion of mass united action, demanding Our Democratic Rights. On October 14, 2026, a joint platform was formed: People Against SIR. There will be no support to ‘fixing’ SIR, instead we stand firmly together for an outright rejection and annulment of SIR. A broad mix of organisations and networks – building strength and unity across Farmers, Workers, Women, Youth, Students, Adivasis, Minorities, Dalits constituted this platform. Peoples Mass Movements have taken the lead. A call for a Nationwide Protest on Oct 23 will begin this platform’s ground action.

We condemn the de-notification of Jantar Mantar and are preparing to reclaim it. Stop police brutality! We condemn the arrests and 5-day remand of Ashutosh Ranka and Saurav Das. And we demand their unconditional release immediately.

POSITION

A set of BOTTOMLINES made by People Against SIR:

- Remove & Prosecute Gyanesh!

- Reset Our Voter List!

Immediate Bottom-lines:

- Gyanesh Removed & Prosecuted

- ECI Legal Immunity Revoked

- ⁠No Further Elections by SIR Voter list: starting with Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Goa, Manipur, Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh (2024 Assembly Elections)

- All State Elections based on SIR Annulled

- Voter List Reset – to pre-2024 voter list – and updated based on Social Audits as mandated in the Election Commission Manual & CAG Guidelines

- ECINET App made open source to be publicly audited

Other Key Bottom-lines

- Reform Selection Process for ECI (incl. rules of tenure etc.); All Orders to create SIR - All reversed (on ration card, govt schemes, detention); All SIR related docs on decision making - put on public record

- Pre-2024 Voter List set as basis for Public Audit updating

- No questions asked on Citizenship by ECI

- Restore the integrity of our electoral democracy through electoral reform and strongly resist, Delimitation, Demographic Survey, One-Nation-One-Election

ACTION

- “No SIR” campaign all over the nation. “Har Galli Jantar Mantar, Har Gaon Jantar Mantar, Mera Ghar Jantar Mantar”.

- A call for the Nationwide Protest on Oct 23 as Street Action Day Against SIR - @Jantar Mantars across India (in the form of people’s march, people’s parliaments , people’s conventions, people’s referendums, etc. )

- Open letter to the President

- Public outreach to explain the illegality of SIR

- We appeal to all the political parties to defend the constitution and democracy, and join the people’s protest.

Key Additional Actions

- State Conventions on ‘NO SIR’ and Electoral Integrity continued in all states

- Public Audits of voter lists continue across states; Public Audits initiated in additional states; Create a structure for mass Public Audit roll outs (with stepped up youth engagement).

- Submit the findings to the 5-Judge Independent Commission on SIR

The Platform has decided to form an All India Coordination Committee to the all actions forward.

Issued by

All India Coordination Committee