1 min learnNew DelhiAug 12, 2026 06:36 AM IST
CPI(M) MP John Brittas Tuesday submitted a discover of breach of privilege to Rajya Sabha Chairman C P Radhakrishnan towards BJP MP Sushmita Dev over a comment she made about him throughout Home proceedings on Monday, sources mentioned.
Brittas is learnt to have objected to the usage of the phrase as a approach to denigrate folks from South India. He, together with a bunch of legislators from Kerala, met the chairman to lodge their protest.
Brittas alleged that on Monday, when he was shifting a statutory decision towards the Earnings Tax (Modification) Ordinance, 2026, the BJP MP repeatedly used a phrase to explain him. The MP flagged the context of the usage of phrases directed at folks from South India in Mumbai throughout Sixties and 70s, and mentioned such phrases cut back their identification to stereotypes.
When contacted, Dev mentioned that she’s going to transfer a discover of breach of privilege towards Brittas as, in response to her, the Kerala member, too, had made a comment towards her.
