{
  "id": 12858624,
  "title": "'Not Here For Regime Change' Dhruv Rathee Says At CJP-Led Anti-SIR Protest In Bengaluru",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/not-here-for-regime-change-dhruv-rathee-says-at-cjp-led-anti-sir",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-08T11:27:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/not-here-for-regime-change-dhruv-rathee-says-at-cjp-led-anti-sir-protest-in-bengaluru"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "YouTuber Dhruv Rathee and actor Prakash Raj participated in a protest in Bengaluru, organized by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. The protest was held at Freedom Park on October 8, 2026, in opposition to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. Rathee clarified that his involvement in the protest was not aimed at regime change, stating that he was there to address issues of transparency and accountability within the Election Commission of India.",
  "summary": "YouTuber Dhruv Rathee and actor Prakash Raj joined a protest in Bengaluru demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over the controversial Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls. Bengaluru: YouTuber Dhruv Rathee joined a protest organised by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) at Freedom Park in Bengaluru on Thursday, October 8, against the Special Intensive…",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Free Press Journal",
        "title": "Dhruv Rathee To Join Abhijeet Dipke’s Bengaluru Protest On Oct 8",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/dhruv-rathee-to-join-abhijeet-dipkes-bengaluru-protest-on-oct-8",
        "published": "2026-10-07T17:55:01.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Live Mint",
        "title": "'Zero transparency, zero accountability from EC', alleges YouTuber Dhruv Rathee addressing SIR protest in Bengaluru",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/zero-transparency-zero-accountability-from-ec-alleges-youtuber-dhruv",
        "published": "2026-10-08T09:22:02.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}