U.S. President Donald Trump refers to the protests in France during a rally, saying similar unrest will never happen in the United States. He also urges voters to support Republicans in the midterm elections, asking them to “pretend I’m on the ballot”.

During Dussehra celebrations in Delhi’s Pitampura on October 20, BJP leader and Delhi minister Kapil Mishra set fire to a 30-foot-tall cockroach effigy alongside the traditional effigies of Ravan, Kumbhkaran, and Meghnad.The Shri Keshav Ramlila Committee (NSP Pitampura) organized the burning of the cockroach effigy, a decision led by the committee’s president and BJP MLA Ashok Goel.

A 30-foot cockroach effigy will be burnt alongside Ravan, Meghnad and Kumbhkaran at the Dussehra celebrations organised by the Shri Keshav Ramleela Committee in Pitampura, Delhi. Organisers say the effigy symbolises filth and aims to promote cleanliness. Delhi Minister Kapil Mishra is expected to perform the burning ritual.

U.S. President Donald Trump criticises European leaders over immigration and NATO, saying the U.S. stood by Europe despite its flaws but received no support when it asked for help during the Iran conflict. He accuses migrants, jihadists and communists of destroying France and warns that the U.S. will not allow similar developments at home.

West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari visited the family of Togor Bej and her son Sandip Bej, who died in the Kolkata Durga Puja stampede, and handed over ₹25 lakh as ex gratia. The stampede at the Chorbagan Durga Puja pandal in north Kolkata killed 19 people and injured 25 others.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah meets the family of Bikramjit Singh, who was killed in an attack in Gurdaspur on October 15. The attack was reportedly linked to drugs, though the police have disputed the claim. The visit comes amid concerns over Punjab’s drug problem.