{
  "id": 15360906,
  "title": "DYFI blocks key stretch in Sholingur town demanding CEC Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/dyfi-blocks-key-stretch-in-sholingur-town-demanding-cec-gyanesh",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-18T06:05:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/dyfi-blocks-key-stretch-in-sholingur-town-demanding-cec-gyanesh-kumars-resignation/article71592552.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) staged a protest on Friday, blocking Sholinghur Main Road near the bus terminus in Sholinghur town, Ranipet. The demonstrators, holding national flags and raising slogans of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Centre, demanded the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar. They accused the CEC and the BJP-led Union government of vote theft in Delhi. The protest was led by Kalaiarasan, the District Secretary of DYFI (Ranipet). Police personnel, including woman constables, intervened to clear the road and restore traffic. Fifteen protesters, including women DYFI members, were detained by the police and later released after being held in a marriage hall. A case was registered, and a probe is underway.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [
    "DYFI blocked Sholingur Main Road to demand CEC Gyanesh Kumar's resignation.",
    "Protesters accused CEC and BJP-led government of vote theft in Delhi.",
    "Fifteen protesters, including women, were detained and later released."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "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."
}