{
  "id": 5241552,
  "title": "'Clear Case Of Political Vendetta': BJP MP Raghav Chadha After His Name Goes Missing From Punjab Voter Rolls",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/clear-case-of-political-vendetta-bjp-mp-raghav-chadha-after-his-name",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-03T03:22:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/clear-case-of-political-vendetta-bjp-mp-raghav-chadha-after-his-name-goes-missing-from-punjab-voter-rolls"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha claims his name was intentionally omitted from Punjab's draft electoral rolls prepared under the Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process. Chadha alleges the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Punjab is using the electoral revision exercise for a \"political vendetta\" against him and other BJP politicians who left the party. He asserts his voter ID is registered in Mohali, Punjab, yet his name is marked as \"permanently shifted\" in the draft rolls. Chadha emphasizes the issue could be resolved as the SIR process allows voters to file claims before finalizing the electoral rolls. However, he suspects the deletion might be politically motivated, citing the involvement of state government officials in the revision process. Chadha also claims Punjab's political landscape has seen retaliation against other politicians who switched parties from AAP to BJP, suggesting this is part of a broader political vendetta.",
  "summary": "New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha’s name has reportedly been deleted from Punjab’s draft electoral rolls prepared under the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR), with his entry marked as “permanently shifted”. Chadha has accused the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Punjab of using the electoral revision exercise for “political vendetta”,…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha deleted from Punjab draft SIR, alleges vendetta",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/rajya-sabha-mp-raghav-chadha-deleted-from-punjab-draft-sir-alleges",
        "published": "2026-09-02T23:50:55.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times",
        "title": "Raghav Chadha claims name ‘shifted’ in Punjab draft electoral rolls, AAP denies hand",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/raghav-chadha-claims-name-shifted-in-punjab-draft-electoral-rolls-aap",
        "published": "2026-09-03T03:19:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "NDTV - India News",
        "title": "Raghav Chadha Marked As 'Shifted' Voter In Punjab SIR Rolls, Alleges AAP Vendetta",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/raghav-chadha-marked-as-shifted-voter-in-punjab-sir-rolls-alleges-aap",
        "published": "2026-09-03T04:03:31.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}