{
  "id": 13456716,
  "title": "MP's Aalirajpur BJP Chief Hemant Khandelwal Targets Congress Over Election Commission Criticism, Defends EVMs",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/mps-aalirajpur-bjp-chief-hemant-khandelwal-targets-congress-over",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-10T15:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/indore/mps-aalirajpur-bjp-chief-hemant-khandelwal-targets-congress-over-election-commission-criticism-defends-evms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Aalirajpur, Madhya Pradesh witnessed a press conference by BJP state president Hemant Khandelwal on Saturday. Khandelwal criticized the Congress for its remarks on the Election Commission and the electoral process. He defended Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, asserting that the EC is a constitutional body and accused the Congress of blaming it for electoral setbacks. Khandelwal emphasized the need for regular updates to voter rolls to eliminate the details of deceased individuals, foreign nationals, or people with multiple registrations. He also questioned Congress leadership while rejecting their criticism of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs). Regarding factionalism within the Aalirajpur BJP, Khandelwal stated that minor differences were normal in a large political organization and that party workers were working cooperatively. When questioned about a Rs one crore bribery case involving an officer who served as Deputy Chief Minister Jagdish Devda's assistant, Khandelwal mistakenly referred to Devda as Chief Minister. The officer was dismissed from the OSD post following the allegations and an inquiry was ordered by Devda.",
  "summary": "Aalirajpur (Madhya Pradesh): BJP state president Hemant Khandelwal targeted the Congress over its criticism of the Election Commission and electoral process during a press conference at the party's district office in Aalirajpur on Saturday. Defending Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, Khandelwal said the Election Commission was a constitutional institution and accused the Congress 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."
}