{
  "id": 11923262,
  "title": "India election chief faces calls to resign from protesters, opposition",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/india-election-chief-faces-calls-to-resign-from-protesters-opposition",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-04T12:12:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3369713/india-election-chief-faces-calls-resign-protesters-opposition"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Opposition parties in India are demanding the resignation of Election Commission Chief Gyanesh Kumar following protests in Delhi and Mumbai. Thousands of young protesters allege that a nationwide voter-roll revision exercise launched last year has disenfranchised millions of eligible voters, a claim denied by the Election Commission and the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party. The protests, led by opposition leaders Raj Thackeray and Uddhav Thackeray, are part of a series of youth-led challenges to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government and are expected to intensify over the next few days.",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "UPSC KEY: India’s first LNG-powered train, Election Commission, and GST regime",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/upsc-key-indias-first-lng-powered-train-election-commission-and-gst",
        "published": "2026-10-04T12:23:14.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Business Recorder",
        "title": "Protests intensify in India over demands for election chief to quit",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/protests-intensify-in-india-over-demands-for-election-chief-to-quit",
        "published": "2026-10-04T13:47:03.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Times",
        "title": "Protests intensify in India over election chief resignation",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/protests-intensify-in-india-over-election-chief-resignation",
        "published": "2026-10-04T14:01:02.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}