{
  "id": 9490954,
  "title": "Former Chief Election Commissioner questions legality of SIR, demands reversal of decisions",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/former-chief-election-commissioner-questions-legality-of-sir-demands",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-24T04:52:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/videos/former-chief-election-commissioner-questions-legality-of-sir-demands-reversal-of-decisions/article71502825.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Former Chief Election Commissioner S.Y. Quraishi shares his views on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise, questioning its necessity, legality and implementation. He argues that India’s electoral rolls have been effectively maintained for decades and raises concerns about the impact and outcomes of the exercise.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Live Mint",
        "title": "Explained: Does CEC have veto power? How India’s Election Commission takes decisions",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/explained-does-cec-have-veto-power-how-indias-election-commission",
        "published": "2026-09-24T04:38:05.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}