{
  "id": 14941484,
  "title": "Opposition is to oppose, expose, depose: Congress Pranab reminder to Rajnath Singh",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/opposition-is-to-oppose-expose-depose-congress-pranab-reminder-to",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-16T11:34:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/opposition-is-to-oppose-expose-depose-congress-pranab-reminder-to-rajnath-singh/article71591779.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh addressed a press conference in Lucknow on October 16, 2026, accusing the Congress and its allies of seeking a regime change reminiscent of Bangladesh. In response, Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh reminded Singh of former President Pranab Mukherjee's stance that the Opposition's role in a democracy is to oppose, expose, and depose. Singh claimed that the youth were being exploited to fuel political confrontation and anarchy, while Congress and its allies aimed to change the government in India, akin to Bangladesh.",
  "summary": "\"The Defence Minister needs to be reminded of what the former President Pranab Mukherjee, who was awarded the Bharat Ratna in 2019, would often say: the job of the Opposition in a democracy is to oppose, expose and depose,\" says Jairam Ramesh",
  "key_points": [
    "Rajnath Singh accused Congress and allies of seeking regime change similar to Bangladesh.",
    "Singh claimed youth exploitation to fuel political confrontation and anarchy."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times",
        "title": "Rajnath Singh accuses Congress of seeking ‘regime change through violence’ amid anti-CEC protests",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/rajnath-singh-accuses-congress-of-seeking-regime-change-through",
        "published": "2026-10-16T05:41:34.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Live Mint",
        "title": "‘Bangladesh-style regime change’: Rajnath Singh accuses Congress, allies of fuelling ‘anarchy’ amid anti-CEC protests",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/bangladesh-style-regime-change-rajnath-singh-accuses-congress-allies",
        "published": "2026-10-16T06:51:43.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "'Jagga Jasoos': Congress mocks Rajnath Singh over opposition demanding regime change",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/jagga-jasoos-congress-mocks-rajnath-singh-over-opposition-demanding",
        "published": "2026-10-16T09:20:13.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}