{
  "id": 12694313,
  "title": "Congress to observe Black Day over ‘manhandling’ of top Opposition leaders by Delhi Police",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/congress-to-observe-black-day-over-manhandling-of-top-opposition",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-07T19:21:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/congress-to-observe-black-day-over-manhandling-of-top-opposition-leaders-by-delhi-police/article71557203.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Congress Party, in response to the way Delhi Police treated Opposition leaders, has requested its branches to observe a day of mourning and engage in protests across their territories. The party claims that leaders like Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, along with other INDIA Bloc members, were brutally manhandled, struck with batons, and sustained serious injuries during the incident. This unjust treatment of elected representatives is seen as an attack on the Constitution itself. The Congress has declared this day as a \"BLACK DAY\" for Indian democracy, stating its stance in a circular issued by general secretary K.C. Venugopal. The CPI(M) MP V. Sivadasan also alleged physical assault by Delhi Police officers inside a police vehicle. The Home Minister, Amit Shah, has been accused of attempting to quash this protest. The Delhi Police has apprehended more than 90 individuals, including prominent Opposition figures. Video footage from the National Students' Union of India (NSUI) has surfaced, alleging that an unidentified individual damaged a bus at the protest site near Le Meridien and Shangri La hotels.",
  "summary": "The Indian Congress party plans to observe a \"Black Day\" in protest of the alleged manhandling of top Opposition leaders by Delhi Police. According to The Hindu, the party views this incident as an \"assault on the Constitution itself\".\n\nThere is no further information on the incident or the planned protest.\n\nA separate and unrelated report from the Jerusalem Post discusses Israeli politics, with former IDF chief of staff Gadi Eisenkot criticizing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "Opposition leaders demand criminal probe into Netanyahu, state commission of inquiry over Oct. 7",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/opposition-leaders-demand-criminal-probe-into-netanyahu-state",
        "published": "2026-10-07T19:22:18.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}