{
  "id": 13299598,
  "title": "Opposition panel meets President Murmu, Rahul Gandhi says ‘vote chori’ proof sought",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/opposition-panel-meets-president-murmu-rahul-gandhi-says-vote-chori",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-10T01:51:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times",
    "slug": "hindustan-times",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/opposition-india-bloc-panel-meets-president-murmu-rahul-gandhi-says-vote-chori-proof-sought-101791595715522.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Friday evening, a delegation of opposition leaders met with President Droupadi Murmu at the Rashtrapati Bhavan to demand action against the Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. The 10-member delegation accused CEC Kumar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and Union Home Minister Amit Shah of conspiring to undermine democracy. During the meeting, President Murmu reportedly asked for evidence of alleged \"vote chori\" before accepting the opposition's statement. Opposition leaders Rahul Gandhi, Mallikarjun Kharge, Mamata Banerjee, Omar Abdullah, Supriya Sule, Rajeev Rai, Manoj Jha, Thol. Thirumavalavan, MA Baby, and D Raja submitted a memorandum seeking Kumar's resignation, repealing the 2023 law granting immunity to CECs and election commissioners, halting the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, and restoring 133 million voters allegedly removed from the rolls. The opposition also called for a return to paper ballots and the repeal of assembly election results where conclusive evidence of vote theft had emerged.",
  "summary": "Opposition leaders asked President Droupadi Murmu to restore 133 million voters they say were removed from electoral rolls.",
  "key_points": [
    "Opposition leaders met President Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan",
    "CEC Gyanesh Kumar accused of conspiring to undermine democracy",
    "Opposition seeks evidence of \"vote chori\" before accepting claims"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The opposition's demand for evidence of vote tampering before meeting with the President suggests a test of their claims and potentially undermines their allegations if not substantiated.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Economic Times",
        "title": "President sought proof of ‘election chori’, says RaGa",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/president-sought-proof-of-election-chori-says-raga",
        "published": "2026-10-09T15:40:08.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hindu",
        "title": "Smriti Irani questions Rahul Gandhi’s silence after JNU sacks professor and Congress MP over sexual harassment allegations",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/smriti-irani-questions-rahul-gandhis-silence-after-jnu-sacks",
        "published": "2026-10-09T20:58:46.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}