{
  "id": 10610098,
  "title": "CEC row LIVE: Ex-Home Secretary urges Opposition to boycott elections until Gyanesh Kumar resigns",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/cec-row-live-ex-home-secretary-urges-opposition-to-boycott-elections",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-29T04:53:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/cec-election-commission-row-gyanesh-kumar-live-updates-september-29-2026/article71522496.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Former Union Home Secretary R.K. Singh has accused Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar of illegal actions, urging Opposition parties to boycott elections until Kumar and the Election Commissioners resign. Protests erupted across various states demanding Kumar's removal amid a rift within the Election Commission of India. J.P. Nadda, a senior BJP leader, criticized the Opposition for having a \"toolkit mentality\" and attempting to destabilize the country's progress.",
  "summary": "Congress Working Committee to meet today (September 29) to discuss the “internal differences” in the ECI",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Hindu",
        "title": "Ex-Home Secretary R.K. Singh accuses CEC Gyanesh Kumar of ‘illegalities’ in SIR, calls for Opposition unity",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/ex-home-secretary-r-k-singh-accuses-cec-gyanesh-kumar-of-illegalities",
        "published": "2026-09-29T02:03:44.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times",
        "title": "Two Congress leaders arrested for ‘Gaddar’ graffiti at Gyanesh Kumar's Agra home",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/two-congress-leaders-arrested-for-gaddar-graffiti-at-gyanesh-kumars",
        "published": "2026-09-29T04:58:14.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}