{
  "id": 12878357,
  "title": "Day after detentions, Rahul Gandhi-led Opposition sits in silent protest at Raj Ghat",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/day-after-detentions-rahul-gandhi-led-opposition-sits-in-silent",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-08T13:27:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Indian Express",
    "slug": "the-indian-express",
    "url": "https://indianexpress.com/article/political-pulse/rahul-gandhi-india-bloc-mps-raj-ghat-protest-cec-gyanesh-kumar-resignation-special-intensive-revision-10912859/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On the third day of their protests against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, Rahul Gandhi-led opposition MPs sat in a silent demonstration at Raj Ghat. The protesters traveled in buses from a restaurant in Connaught Place, where they had gathered for a pre-protest lunch. Unlike the previous day, when Delhi Police disrupted their plans by setting up barricades and intercepting buses, this protest proceeded smoothly.\n\nRahul Gandhi and his wife Priyanka Gandhi Vadra were detained and faced police cases for the second time in two days. The silent sit-in at Raj Ghat lasted a few hours before the protesters boarded the buses and left, unimpeded by the police. The opposition parties, including the Abhijeet Dipke-founded Cockroach Janta Party, are demanding the resignation or removal of Gyanesh Kumar following allegations of voter re-verification irregularities.",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "'Dhappa' gets Day 3 twist as cops allow Rahul, INDIA bloc MPs to protest at Raj Ghat",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/dhappa-gets-day-3-twist-as-cops-allow-rahul-india-bloc-mps-to-protest",
        "published": "2026-10-08T13:17:19.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}