Keralam MP John Brittas assaulted by CRPF and Delhi police at SIR protest

MP John Brittas was allegedly assaulted and injured by Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and Delhi Police personnel in New Delhi on Sunday, October 11. The Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] Rajya Sabha MP from Keralam was manhandled during the ongoing protests demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over discrepancies in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.According to reports, the incident occurred at Connaught Place while John Brittas was speaking to the media. He stated that security personnel pinned him down and manhandled him inside a vehicle despite him identifying himself as an MP.An out-of-breath and visibly distressed Brittas told the media, "I was shoved onto a seat and pinned down by four CRPF personnel. When it came to a point where I couldn't breathe, a DCP came to know of it and phoned me.