{
  "id": 16139073,
  "title": "RTI reveals Cabinet Secretariat sent election commissioners’ letters to CEC Gyanesh Kumar",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/rti-reveals-cabinet-secretariat-sent-election-commissioners-letters",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-23T01:46:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times",
    "slug": "hindustan-times",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/rti-reveals-cabinet-secretariat-sent-election-commissioners-letters-to-cec-gyanesh-kumar-101792715533200.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The July 29 letters alleged that senior deputy election commissioner Maneesh Garg issued a work-allocation order without consulting the commissioners.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express - India",
        "title": "After complaints from two ECs against officer, Cabinet Secretariat noted action may be ‘inappropriate’, seen as ‘interference’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/after-complaints-from-two-ecs-against-officer-cabinet-secretariat",
        "published": "2026-10-22T23:35:57.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Press Journal",
        "title": "Cabinet Secretariat Declined Action On Election Commissioners' Complaints Against IAS Officer Maneesh Garg, Citing Lack Of Official EC Communication, Reveals RTI",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/cabinet-secretariat-declined-action-on-election-commissioners",
        "published": "2026-10-23T02:52:48.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}