{
  "id": 11665369,
  "title": "Congress president Kharge calls all elections illegal; demands dissolution of Lok Sabha, State Assemblies",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/congress-president-kharge-calls-all-elections-illegal-demands",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-03T10:50:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/congress-president-kharge-calls-all-elections-illegal-demands-dissolution-of-lok-sabha-state-assemblies/article71540311.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On October 3, 2026, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge vehemently denounced the current elections as illegal and called for their immediate dissolution. He accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, and all state Chief Ministers of being illegitimate. Kharge insisted that fresh polls should be held using traditional ballot papers, criticizing the misuse of electronic voting machines (EVMs). He alleged that the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral roll was riddled with irregularities and undermining democracy. Opposition leaders vowed to continue protests across the nation against the SIR exercise and alleged electoral malpractices. Kharge drew a stark contrast to past leaders, asserting that no one had ever engaged in such actions during a democratic process. He lambasted Modi's administration for allegedly destroying democracy by altering the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and other Election Commissioners' appointment laws, removing the Chief Justice of India from the decision-making committee and replacing them with a Minister. Kharge demanded that Modi and his supporters step down, emphasizing that the health of India's democracy was at stake.",
  "summary": "Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said Prime Minister Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah and all Chief Ministers were “illegal,” demanding fresh elections be held through ballot papers",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Economic Times",
        "title": "Congress calls all elections illegal",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/congress-calls-all-elections-illegal",
        "published": "2026-10-03T10:11:34.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hindu",
        "title": "Himachal CM credits Congress for State’s climb up education rankings",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/himachal-cm-credits-congress-for-states-climb-up-education-rankings",
        "published": "2026-10-03T12:33:26.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}