{
  "id": 13436192,
  "title": "'Proving Is The Accuser’s Duty': 124 Former Civil Servants Back Election Commission, Defend SIR, Question Vote-Rigging Claims",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/proving-is-the-accusers-duty-124-former-civil-servants-back-election",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-10T13:44:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/proving-is-the-accusers-duty-124-former-civil-servants-back-election-commission-defend-sir-question-vote-rigging-claims"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "New Delhi: As allegations of electoral irregularities continue to spark political debate, 124 former IAS, IFS and allied services officers have issued an open letter defending the Election Commission of India (ECI) and the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, questioning claims of vote rigging without credible evidence. In their letter to the citizens of India, the former officers…",
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  "coverage": {
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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."
}