Rajya Sabha MP and CPI(M) leader John Brittas was taken to Ram Manohar Lohia (RML) Hospital for an X-ray and a medical examination after Delhi Police personnel allegedly manhandled and physically lifted him during Sunday's protest against Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, news agency PTI reported.

A video shared by the CPI(M) showed Brittas collapsing on the steps of a bus, following which he was taken to the hospital for an examination to check for possible chest injuries. CPI(M) general secretary M A Baby and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) MP Manoj Jha visited Brittas at the hospital.

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"Brutally Attacked": CPI(M)

Condemning the incident on X (formerly Twitter), the CPI(M) alleged that Brittas was "brutally attacked" by the police and left on the roadside in an injured state, stating that "Delhi Police has crossed all limits."

"Manhandled, Dragged, Assaulted And Misbehaved"

Brittas posted on X, "Manhandled, dragged, assaulted and misbehaved inside a police vehicle and dumped by the roadside - for the crime of speaking to the media."

Following the incident, Brittas wrote to President Droupadi Murmu, the Rajya Sabha chairman and the chief justice of India (CJI), seeking urgent intervention, accountability and an independent investigation into the alleged police assault.

In another post, he stated that protesters would not back down even if dragged through streets, beaten with lathis, or trampled with boots.

Before his detention, Brittas claimed the Modi government had lost the moral right to remain in office for allegedly refusing to heed the Supreme Court's words, adding that "every bloodshed on Delhi streets will have repercussions on this government" and calling for Shah's resignation.

"Unacceptable And Indefensible": Omar Abdullah

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah also criticised the police action, stating, "Unacceptable use of force by Delhi Police. Beating up an unarmed protester, setting aside the fact that in this case the victim is actually an elected member of parliament, is unacceptable under any circumstances & is indefensible. I join all my @JKNC_ colleagues in condemning this reprehensible brutality."

M A Baby Alleges Students, Youth Activists Assaulted Inside Police Vehicles

Baby, after visiting Brittas, alleged that detained student and youth activists were assaulted inside police vehicles, describing them as "torture camps."

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In a post on X, Baby stated, "Scores of student and youth activists, including SFI President Adarsh M Saji and DYFI CEC member Jaick C Thomas, were assaulted inside police vehicles."

He further alleged that women protesters were attacked and detained for hours, adding, "The police have turned Delhi into a war zone."

The protest was organised for a second consecutive day in Delhi to demand the resignation of CEC Gyanesh Kumar over alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls. The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), which organised the demonstration at Jantar Mantar, stated that the movement would continue despite police stopping demonstrators.

(With Inputs From PTI)