{
  "id": 10226846,
  "title": "‘Gyanesh Kumar Represents Government Of India, Not People’: Rohit Pawar Attacks CEC Amid SIR Row | VIDEO",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/gyanesh-kumar-represents-government-of-india-not-people-rohit-pawar",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-27T13:19:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/gyanesh-kumar-represents-government-of-india-not-people-rohit-pawar-attacks-cec-amid-sir-row-video-mumbai-news"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Nationalist Congress Party MLA Rohit Pawar criticized Chief Election Commissioner Dnyanesh Kumar over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) issue, asserting that Kumar does not represent the Indian people or the Constitution. Pawar argued that past Election Commissioners genuinely represented the people and the country, but Kumar did not. He further accused Kumar of working in favor of the Government of India, rather than for the populace. Pawar questioned the current selection process for the CEC, stating that the previous system included the Leader of the Opposition, Prime Minister, and Chief Justice of India, but changed in 2023 by removing the CJI and replacing him with a minister. He questioned who selects the head of the Election Commission under the current system. Pawar hinted at a possible movement to remove Kumar and even suggested abolishing EVMs, emphasizing the need for transparency and structural changes.",
  "summary": "Mumbai: Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) MLA Rohit Pawar on Sunday launched a scathing attack on Chief Election Commissioner Dnyanesh Kumar amid the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) row, alleging that past Election Commissioners genuinely represented the people and the Constitution of India, while Kumar did not. Rohit Pawar questions CEC Speaking to reporters about the…",
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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."
}