{
  "id": 12407599,
  "title": "‘They Are Spreading Lies’: Devendra Fadnavis Hits Out At INDIA Bloc For Protesting Against CEC Gyanesh Kumar Amid SIR Row| VIDEO",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/they-are-spreading-lies-devendra-fadnavis-hits-out-at-india-bloc-for",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-06T14:49:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/they-are-spreading-lies-devendra-fadnavis-hits-out-at-india-bloc-for-protesting-against-cec-gyanesh-kumar-amid-sir-row-video-mumbai-news"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis launched a scathing attack on the INDIA bloc on Tuesday, accusing them of attempting to discredit constitutional institutions and erode public trust in them. The controversy erupted after Opposition MPs marched towards the Election Commission headquarters in New Delhi, demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar amid a dispute over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.\n\nFadnavis, speaking to reporters after a meeting of the Maharashtra Cabinet, stated, \"The kind of disorder that the Congress party and its allies are displaying has a clear objective: to discredit India's constitutional institutions and erode people's trust in them.\" He alleged that the Opposition was spreading falsehoods to create the perception that India's constitutional institutions were failing and unable to deliver justice, and then attempting to reject the Constitution itself.\n\nThe INDIA bloc leaders, including Opposition leaders Rahul Gandhi, Mallikarjun Kharge, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, and Supriya Sule, staged the protest in New Delhi, demanding Kumar's resignation over the SIR exercise. Fadnavis further accused the Opposition of acting against the Constitution while publicly invoking it and warned of an \"extreme-leftist\" agenda aimed at weakening democratic institutions and ultimately paving the way for an authoritarian regime in India.",
  "summary": "Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday launched a sharp attack on the INDIA bloc over its protest against Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, accusing the Opposition of attempting to discredit constitutional institutions and erode public trust in them. His remarks came after Opposition MPs marched towards the Election Commission headquarters in New Delhi,…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times",
        "title": "No party sought meeting before 4pm: EC on INDIA bloc uproar against Gyanesh Kumar",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/no-party-sought-meeting-before-4pm-ec-on-india-bloc-uproar-against",
        "published": "2026-10-06T15:35:01.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}