{
  "id": 13724469,
  "title": "BJP to protest against Congress’s ‘political patronage’ of dismissed JNU academic",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/bjp-to-protest-against-congresss-political-patronage-of-dismissed-jnu",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-11T13:28:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/bjp-to-protest-against-congresss-political-patronage-of-dismissed-jnu-academic/article71571386.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) plans to organize a protest march against the Congress party on October 12, 2026, over the party's alleged \"political patronage\" of a former Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) professor dismissed for sexually exploiting female students. The BJP's Mahila Morcha announced the demonstration, which will begin at the Andhra Education Society School on Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Marg and end at the Congress headquarters at Indira Bhawan.\n\nThe protest comes amid ongoing protests against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and the security clampdown in the national capital. BJP MP Bansuri Swaraj criticized the Congress party and Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi, accusing them of \"double standards\" while speaking about \"smashing patriarchy.\" Swaraj demanded that the dismissed professor be suspended by the Congress party and questioned why the party had not initiated an internal inquiry or served a show-cause notice on the former faculty member. Swaraj also asked why no disciplinary action had been taken against the professor despite the charges surfacing in May.",
  "summary": "The BJP’s Mahila Morcha says its Nari Shakti Hunkar Andolan will take place on Monday from Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Marg to the Congress headquarters at Indira Bhawan, and will be followed by a demonstration",
  "key_points": [
    "BJP plans protest march against Congress on October 12, 2026.",
    "Protest over Congress' alleged political patronage of dismissed JNU professor.",
    "Protest begins at Andhra Education Society School, ends at Congress HQ."
  ],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "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."
}