{
  "id": 9844914,
  "title": "U.P. Congress leaders clash with police, detained during protest against Chief Election Commissioner",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/u-p-congress-leaders-clash-with-police-detained-during-protest",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-25T21:48:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/uttar-pradesh/up-congress-leaders-clash-with-police-detained-during-protest-against-chief-election-commissioner/article71509301.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Friday, September 25, 2026, the Uttar Pradesh Congress unit organized a demonstration against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. The Congress leaders, including State Congress chief Ajay Rai and party workers, demanded accountability from the Commission and alleged that constitutional norms were being disregarded. The protest in Lucknow aimed to raise concerns over the upcoming election and the role of the Chief Election Commissioner in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's victory in Varanasi. Rai demanded the Chief Election Commissioner's resignation and the cancellation of the election. Protesters climbed barricades, raised slogans, and clashed with the police, leading to the detention of Congress leaders and hundreds of attendees at the Eco Garden. Congress leaders vowed to continue their fight for democracy on the streets and in Parliament, planning district-level protests on Monday.",
  "summary": "The Congress leaders, including State Congress chief Ajay Rai and party workers demanding the resignation of the CEC, were stopped and later detained while trying to march towards the Uttar Pradesh Assembly",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "SABC News",
        "title": "Police Commissioner Masemola must be reinstated immediately: SAFTU",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/police-commissioner-masemola-must-be-reinstated-immediately-saftu",
        "published": "2026-09-25T19:20:54.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}