{
  "id": 11737636,
  "title": "A.P. Congress chief accuses CEC of bias, seeks probe into alleged voter deletions",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/a-p-congress-chief-accuses-cec-of-bias-seeks-probe-into-alleged-voter",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-03T18:04:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/ap-congress-chief-accuses-cec-of-bias-seeks-probe-into-alleged-voter-deletions/article71541500.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee president Y.S. Sharmila Reddy has accused Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar of showing bias towards the BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, demanding his resignation. During a protest rally, she alleged that nearly 13 crore votes were removed across the country, calling it a serious attack on the constitutional right to vote. Sharmila claimed that the Election Commission of India, responsible for conducting free and fair elections, had been compromised and was under the influence of the BJP. She alleged that votes were selectively added or deleted for political reasons, with \"bogus votes\" created as needed and voters removed when their votes were deemed unnecessary. She described the CEC as a \"BJP worker\" and \"Modi's agent,\" asserting that his appointment compromised the independence of the electoral process. Sharmila urged citizens to defend their voting rights and demanded the CEC's resignation or suspension, along with an investigation into his decisions. She also called for the resignation of Prime Minister Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah, alleging they should bear responsibility for the alleged irregularities.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [
    "Y.S. Sharmila Reddy accuses CEC Gyanesh Kumar of bias towards BJP and Modi.",
    "Alleges 13 crore votes removed across India, calling it attack on voting rights.",
    "Demands CEC's resignation, investigation into alleged irregularities."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}