{
  "id": 13976499,
  "title": "Kerala Congress Demands CJI Surya Kant's Resignation Over 'Law & Order' Remark, Says 'We Will Find Your Replacement'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/kerala-congress-demands-cji-surya-kants-resignation-over-law-order",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-12T14:07:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/kerala-congress-demands-cji-surya-kants-resignation-over-law-order-remark-says-we-will-find-your-replacement"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Indian National Congress in Kerala has called for Chief Justice of India Surya Kant to resign, accusing him of overstepping his domain by commenting on law and order issues. This demand follows protests led by the Congress, other Opposition parties, and the Cockroach Janta Party against the Election Commission of India and the Modi government. The protests center on concerns such as alleged vote rigging, removal of eligible voter names from electoral rolls, and the Special Intensive Revision and Form 6 processes. Congress leader Kapil Sibal expressed his loss of faith in the Supreme Court, labeling the move as \"electoral surrender.\" The Kerala Congress even went as far as addressing the Chief Justice by name and threatening to find his replacement if he did not step down. Critics, including Union Minister Kiren Rijiju, accused the Congress of targeting constitutional institutions and attempting to undermine India's democratic framework.",
  "summary": "In a move that reeks of overconfidence, the Kerala unit of the Indian National Congress published a message addressed to Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, criticising his \"matter of law and order, not my domain\" remarks in the context of the protests in the national capital. In a now-deleted post, the Kerala Congress directly addressed the sitting CJI by name and called for his resignation,…",
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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."
}