{
  "id": 13484586,
  "title": "‘System can’t be honest when you win and rigged when you lose’: 124 ex-bureaucrats defend Election Commission, SIR exercise",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/system-cant-be-honest-when-you-win-and-rigged-when-you-lose-124-ex",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-10T17:29:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times",
    "slug": "hindustan-times",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/system-can-t-be-honest-when-you-win-and-rigged-when-you-lose-124-ex-bureaucrats-defend-election-commission-sir-exercise-101791652421101.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Defending SIR, the ex-civil servants described it as a necessary process to maintain accurate electoral rolls by identifying deceased voters, duplicate entries",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Hindu",
        "title": "BJP discrediting opposition for raising questions over Election Commission: Ashok Gehlot",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/bjp-discrediting-opposition-for-raising-questions-over-election",
        "published": "2026-10-10T15:46:06.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}