Rajya Sabha MP John Brittas at his office, in Thiruvananthapuram on October 23, 2026
| Photo Credit: Nirmal Harindran
The ongoing protests across the country are not limited to a demand for Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation over vote theft allegations, but also seeks to regain the democratic space, Communist Party of India (Marxist) Rajya Sabha MP John Brittas has said. In an interview to The Hindu in Thiruvananthapuram on Friday (October 23, 2026), the Left leader who has been at the forefront of the protests in Delhi said that now there is a widespread feeling that the issues at stake affects everyone.
“Unless there is democratic process or free and fair elections, everything becomes redundant. Whether you are running a political party or whether you are a social activist, it won’t have value. Every section of the society is feeling the pinch. All those gains the country has made and its progressive ideals are being reversed. Now people have begun saying enough is enough. How far can you go ahead with Muslim-Hindu debate? Even those sane people who might have voted for the BJP are coming out in large numbers to support this protest,” he said.
Published – October 24, 2026 03:00 pm IST
