{
  "id": 13879740,
  "title": "Shivraj Singh Chouhan takes on MP Government over tribal home demolitions",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/shivraj-singh-chouhan-takes-on-mp-government-over-tribal-home",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-12T05:15:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Indian Express",
    "slug": "the-indian-express",
    "url": "https://indianexpress.com/article/india/shivraj-singh-chouhan-takes-on-mp-government-over-tribal-home-demolitions-10917522/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan publicly confronted the Madhya Pradesh Government over the demolition of tribal families' houses in Kosmi village, Sehore district. Chouhan questioned why people who had voted for the BJP in elections had been targeted in the operation by the Forest Department. Twelve families from the Barela tribal community lost their homes, crops, and a well, which the government claimed was to remove alleged encroachments. Chouhan, who previously represented Budhni, stated it was a conspiracy to malign the party and said he would inform the Chief Minister about the families' distress. Congress Leader Umang Singhar alleged the incident was due to internal friction within the BJP Government.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [
    "Chouhan questioned why BJP-voting families were targeted by Forest Department in Kosmi village.",
    "Twelve Barela tribal families lost homes, crops, and well due to alleged encroachments."
  ],
  "editors_take": "This public confrontation highlights growing internal friction within the BJP as senior leadership challenges state-level enforcement actions that alienate the party's own tribal voting base.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express - India",
        "title": "‘Mohan ji became CM because of their votes’: Shivraj takes on MP govt over demolition of tribal homes",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/mohan-ji-became-cm-because-of-their-votes-shivraj-takes-on-mp-govt",
        "published": "2026-10-12T05:15:40.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}