{
  "id": 17441210,
  "title": "BJP Mocks Rahul Gandhi Over Congress' 'Public Impeachment' Of CEC Gyanesh Kumar",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/bjp-mocks-rahul-gandhi-over-congress-public-impeachment-of-cec",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-31T16:17:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/bjp-mocks-rahul-gandhi-over-congress-public-impeachment-of-cec-gyanesh-kumar"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) launched a pointed critique of the Congress party for staging a mock impeachment of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. During a press briefing, BJP MP Sambit Patra mocked Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi, suggesting the Congress make him a mock prime minister in their pretend Parliament. Patra accused the opposition of attempting to topple the government through protests after repeatedly losing elections. The Congress has accused Kumar of being involved in alleged electoral malpractices that they claim benefit the ruling BJP. The party has been pushing for his removal, especially after a newspaper report alleged that key decisions in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) were made without the consent of the other two Election Commissioners.",
  "summary": "The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) launched a sharp attack on the Congress over its mock impeachment proceedings against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, with BJP MP Sambit Patra directing particular criticism at Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi. Addressing a press conference on Saturday evening, Patra took a dig at Gandhi and suggested that the Congress should make him a mock prime…",
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  "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."
}