{
  "id": 10025534,
  "title": "When Two Akali Dals Faced Off At A Fair: Panthic Politics Dominates Chhapar Mela",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/when-two-akali-dals-faced-off-at-a-fair-panthic-politics-dominates",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-26T16:43:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "NDTV - India News",
    "slug": "ndtv-india-news",
    "url": "https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/chhapar-becomes-ground-zero-for-punjabs-panthic-vote-battle-12102704"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "With other parties absent at Chhapar Mela, Sukhbir Badal's SAD, which has consistently lost ground, directly faced the hardliner Amritpal Singh's Akali Dal (Waris Punjab De) this year, merely six months before elections.",
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        "title": "When Two Akali Dals Faced Off At A Fair: Panthic Politics Dominates Chhapar Mela",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/when-two-akali-dals-faced-off-at-a-fair-panthic-politics-dominates-10030182",
        "published": "2026-09-26T16:43:02.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}