{
  "id": 4652297,
  "title": "Power Cuts Spark Protest In Gonda As Villagers Record JE's Oath On Hanuman Chalisa",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/power-cuts-spark-protest-in-gonda-as-villagers-record-jes-oath-on",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-31T13:40:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/uttar-pradesh/power-cuts-spark-protest-in-gonda-as-villagers-record-jes-oath-on-hanuman-chalisa"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Frustration over extended power outages in Gonda led villagers to confront a junior engineer at their local power substation. On Friday evening, the villagers, armed with a copy of the Hanuman Chalisa, demanded that the engineer swear an oath regarding the amount of electricity being supplied daily. A video of the incident, which has since circulated on social media, captures the villagers questioning the junior engineer and recording his response. Despite claiming that electricity was available at the substation, villagers reported that their feeder often experienced interruptions. They alleged that multiple villages had been receiving fewer than two hours of power per day for the past six months.",
  "summary": "Lucknow: Frustrated by prolonged power cuts, villagers in Gonda allegedly forced a junior engineer to take an oath on the Hanuman Chalisa and admit how many hours of electricity was being supplied in a day. The incident took place at the Katra Bazar power substation around 8.30 pm on Friday. A video of the incident, showing villagers questioning the JE and recording the proceedings, surfaced on…",
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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."
}