{
  "id": 16606597,
  "title": "BJP leaders and workers taken into custody during protest against Mallikarjun Kharge in Bengaluru",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/bjp-leaders-and-workers-taken-into-custody-during-protest-against",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-26T13:34:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/bjp-leaders-and-workers-taken-into-custody-during-protest-against-mallikarjun-kharge-in-bengaluru/article71626374.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "BJP leaders and workers staged a protest in Bengaluru on Monday, Oct. 26, 2026, against Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge's remarks. The protest erupted in response to Kharge referring to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's father in a manner deemed derogatory and against political decorum. Bengaluru police intervened when protesters attempted to move beyond the designated protest area, leading to the arrest of several BJP leaders and party workers.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [
    "Protest erupted due to Kharge's derogatory reference to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's father.",
    "Bengaluru police arrested several BJP leaders and party workers during the protest."
  ],
  "editors_take": "The police intervention and subsequent arrests signal a tightening of control over political demonstrations as tensions escalate between the BJP and Congress over personal insults in public discourse.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}