If the objective presumably was to silence protestors and even kill the cause of their having chosen to adopt this path, the concerned authorities adopted the wrong strategy. Yes, this refers to attempt made to prevent the protest on Oct 10. The demand is for resignation of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar and rollback of Special Intensive Revision (SIR), which has led to deletion of a number of names from electoral rolls. The protestors want the deleted names to be restored. Despite India’s capital city having virtually turned into a fortress, with even Internet Services blocked for several hours