{
  "id": 16555445,
  "title": "India news Live Updates, 26 October 2026: BJP plans nationwide protests over Mallikarjun Kharge’s ‘offensive’ remarks against PM Modi’s father",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/india-news-live-updates-26-october-2026-bjp-plans-nationwide-protests",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-26T03:33:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Indian Express - India",
    "slug": "the-indian-express-india",
    "url": "https://indianexpress.com/article/india/today-india-breaking-news-live-updates-26-october-2026-bjp-protests-congress-mallikarjun-kharge-pm-narendra-modi-tiger-shroff-aamir-khan-10936817/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has announced nationwide protests on Monday in response to Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge's remarks they deemed \"insulting, indecent and offensive.\" The BJP accused Kharge of crossing the bounds of political discourse by making a personal attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's late father. State BJP units will hold demonstrations at their respective headquarters if this is the first time you've followed our breaking news blog, here are the latest updates of the day.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [
    "BJP announces nationwide protests on Monday",
    "Kharge's remarks deemed 'offensive' by BJP",
    "Protests to target Modi's late father's legacy"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The BJP's decision to organize nationwide demonstrations signals an escalation in political hostilities as personal attacks on family members replace standard discourse between the two leading parties.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Hindu",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/cyclone-arnab-to-cross-andhra-coast-by-october-28-rains-continue-in",
        "published": "2026-10-26T01:43:30.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}