{
  "id": 16555024,
  "title": "Anti-SIR protest LIVE updates: Amid EC row, BJP calls nationwide protests over Kharge’s remark on PM Modi",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/anti-sir-protest-live-updates-amid-ec-row-bjp-calls-nationwide",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-26T03:30:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times",
    "slug": "hindustan-times",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/anti-sir-protest-live-updates-delhi-bjp-congress-kharge-modi-cjp-dipke-das-ranka-neha-bora-gyanesh-kumar-rahul-gandhi-101792981940731.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Amidst an escalating political confrontation over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) announced nationwide protests over Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge's remarks on Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The protests are set to occur on Monday in the wake of Kharge's statement, \"Modi ka baap bhi jayega\" (Let alone Modi, even his father would go), made during an event in Bihar to commemorate the 139th birth anniversary of the state's first chief minister. The remark drew criticism from BJP leaders and opposition parties, who accused Kharge of using language associated with thugs and hooligans. The Congress leadership, however, claims the remark was misinterpreted, with the audience member who spoke up identifying himself as a Congress worker. Meanwhile, the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) plans to announce further protests soon, emphasizing the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, who is also under scrutiny for alleged irregularities in the SIR exercise.",
  "summary": "Anti-SIR protest LIVE updates: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has announced nationwide protests on Monday against Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge's remarks on Prime Minister Narendra Modi.",
  "key_points": [
    "BJP calls nationwide protests over Kharge's remark on Modi",
    "Kharge's statement \"Modi ka baap bhi jayega\" criticized for using thugs' language",
    "CJP to announce further protests, focusing on CEC Gyanesh Kumar's resignation"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The escalating rhetoric between major parties and the scrutiny of election officials signal a deepening political crisis that threatens to destabilize the integrity of the ongoing electoral revision process.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "BJP files police complaint against Kharge over 'baap' remark targeting PM Modi",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/bjp-files-police-complaint-against-kharge-over-baap-remark-targeting",
        "published": "2026-10-26T04:17:39.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
        "title": "Good Food Guide Awards LIVE updates: All the winners and hats revealed for NSW and the ACT",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/good-food-guide-awards-live-updates-all-the-winners-and-hats-revealed",
        "published": "2026-10-26T04:48:40.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "Good Food Guide Awards LIVE updates: All the winners and hats revealed for NSW and the ACT",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/good-food-guide-awards-live-updates-all-the-winners-and-hats-revealed-16561538",
        "published": "2026-10-26T04:48:40.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}