{
  "id": 11450728,
  "title": "Jammu and Kashmir Congress holds protest against CEC Gyanesh Kumar",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/jammu-and-kashmir-congress-holds-protest-against-cec-gyanesh-kumar",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-02T13:44:19.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/jammu-and-kashmir/jammu-and-kashmir-congress-holds-protest-against-cec-gyanesh-kumar/article71537223.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Friday, October 2, 2026, the Congress party in Jammu and Kashmir organized a protest in Srinagar against Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar. This demonstration was prompted by the SIR row and a demand for his arrest. A significant number of Congress leaders and workers gathered at the party headquarters on M.A. Road. Despite their efforts to march towards the main road, they were halted by the police, who did not permit them to leave the party office premises.\n\nThe protestors carried banners with slogans such as \"Election Chor of India Gyanesh Kumar\" and \"Bye bye fair elections in India.\" They directed their anger towards Mr. Kumar and the Central government. Adil Farooq, the Srinagar district president of the Congress party, addressed reporters, asserting that every sector of the country had been under attack and was being destroyed. He declared that the Congress party would ensure justice for all those involved in treachery and attacks on democracy, as well as those who had betrayed the country.\n\nMr. Farooq urged CEC Kumar to either become an approver, a witness, or prepare to face jail time.",
  "summary": "Scores of Congress leaders and workers assembled at the party headquarters at M.A. Road in Srinagar",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Hindu",
        "title": "Congress’s Karnataka strategy: In power, but still in street protest mode",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/congresss-karnataka-strategy-in-power-but-still-in-street-protest-mode",
        "published": "2026-10-02T13:10:51.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}