{
  "id": 9484219,
  "title": "EC dissent row LIVE: Opposition seeks CEC Gyanesh Kumar’s removal; CJP's Dipke to address presser",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/ec-dissent-row-live-opposition-seeks-cec-gyanesh-kumars-removal-cjps",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-24T04:17:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/ec-dissent-gyanesh-kumar-resignation-row-september-24-2026-live-updates/article71502728.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Opposition parties on Wednesday sought the removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar following an expose by the Indian Express. The report alleged that two out of three Election Commissioners, Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi, had formally objected to decisions at least 14 times over the past ten months. These officials claimed that important decisions were being made without their knowledge and labeled several as \"unauthorized and illegal.\"\n\nThe ruling party, the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), has suspended its activities for Thursday and announced a press conference in Delhi on September 24 to discuss the \"Hijacking of India’s Democracy\". CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke vowed to address the issue of electoral reforms, as tensions between the Election Commission of India (ECI) and the dissenting election commissioners escalated. The CJP will defend voters' rights amid criticism of the Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.",
  "summary": "The ECI responded on September 23, saying that all its actions have been in accordance with the laws and instructions of the Commission",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times",
        "title": "Opposition plans motion to impeach CEC Gyanesh Kumar: 'Tarnished dignity of office'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/opposition-plans-motion-to-impeach-cec-gyanesh-kumar-tarnished",
        "published": "2026-09-23T19:29:40.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hindu",
        "title": "CJP to take up issue of ECI reforms as CEC Gyanesh Kumar faces flak",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/cjp-to-take-up-issue-of-eci-reforms-as-cec-gyanesh-kumar-faces-flak",
        "published": "2026-09-24T01:21:59.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}