Archive · 10 Oct 2026
John Brittas Says Delhi Police Detained Kerala Leaders for Hours
John Brittas is a politician from Kerala.
He said police detained him and two other Kerala leaders in Delhi.
He said they were driven around in a police jeep for about three and a half hours before reaching a police station.
The leaders had been near Kerala House and wanted to join protests close to Jantar Mantar.
The protests were calling for the chief election commissioner to resign.
Brittas said many roads were blocked and police were stopping people from gathering.
He also said protesters would keep demonstrating in other ways.
These details are Brittas’s account of what happened.
John Brittas said Delhi Police kept him, former Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan and former minister K N Balagopal in a police jeep for about three and a half hours.
Brittas said the leaders were detained near Kerala House while they were heading to protests near Jantar Mantar.
He described heavy security, roadblocks and police action against protesters in Delhi, saying he had not seen the city under such restrictions in 38 years.
The protests were called by the Cockroach Janata Party, with Left parties supporting them, and were demanding Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation.
Brittas said the agitation would continue in different forms and that INDIA bloc MPs planned to resume protests on Monday.
- Who
- John Brittas, Pinarayi Vijayan and K N Balagopal were among those detained, according to Brittas.
- What
- Brittas said Delhi Police detained the leaders and drove them around for about three and a half hours amid protests demanding Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation.
- When
- Saturday, October 10, 2026, according to the date on Brittas’s post cited in the article.
- Where
- Near Kerala House and Jantar Mantar in Delhi; Brittas said the group was later at Mandir Marg police station.
- Why
- They were detained while protests were taking place; Brittas said they had been standing near Kerala House because it is close to Jantar Mantar.
- Reported detention duration
- About three and a half hours in a police jeep, according to Brittas.
- Detained leaders named
- Pinarayi Vijayan, John Brittas and K N Balagopal.
- Location of detention
- Near Kerala House in Delhi, according to Brittas.
- Police station later mentioned
- Mandir Marg police station.
- Protest demand
- Resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
- Planned continuation
- Brittas said the agitation would continue in different forms; INDIA bloc MPs planned to resume protests on Monday.