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  "id": 12849640,
  "title": "'Campaign driven by political interests': 43 ex-judges back CEC in open letter",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/campaign-driven-by-political-interests-43-ex-judges-back-cec-in-open",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-08T10:20:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/calculated-campaign-driven-by-vested-political-interests-43-ex-judges-back-gyanesh-kumar-in-open-letter/articleshow/134786250.cms"
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  "summary": "Veterans said that \"criticism of institutions is a democratic right. Denigration is not\". They also hit out at the Congress party, which has double-down its verbal assault on Gyanesh Kumar, by questioning how the party's victory through the same EVM goes unquestioned. The ex-service members also highlighted how ECI's demand for sworn declaration was not submitted by the Lok Sabha leader of…",
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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."
}