Protest and People's Tribunal in Bengaluru Address Alleged Voter List Deletions
Civil society groups and the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) are organising a People's Tribunal and a 'Chappal protest' at Bengaluru's Freedom Park on October 8 to address alleged wrongful deletions from electoral rolls during Karnataka's Special Intensive Revision (SIR). Actor Prakash Raj and digital activist Dhruv Rathee are among those urging public participation. The protest also shows solidarity with women journalists alleging harassment in Delhi. Organisers demand withdrawal of SIR deletions and greater electoral transparency, with a follow-up protest planned in Delhi on October 10.
First-hand measurement across 15 sources
We measured how 15 outlets covered this story. Coverage leans balanced overall (Left 25%, Centre 75%, Right 0%). Overall sentiment is neutral (44/100). Lens Score 56/100.
Outlets measured: oneindia, freepressjournal, thetribune, timesnow, news18, indiatoday, hindustantimes, httpswwwoutlookindiacom, and 7 more. See how each one headlined and framed the same story in the source comparison below.
AI Analysis
All 1 outlets scored close to centre on political lean. The real divergence here is in emphasis, not lean — compare the headlines below to see how each outlet chose to frame the same facts.
Sentiment ranged widely across outlets — from 28/100 to 70/100 — a sign the coverage itself was contested, not just reported.
Coverage timeline
timesnow broke this story on 6 Oct, 02:06 pm. Other outlets followed.