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Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] legislator V. Joy connected Wednesday (January 28, 2026) moved a breach of privilege announcement successful the Kerala Assembly against Leader of the Opposition V.D. Satheesan for allegedly “demeaning” General Education Minister V. Sivankutty successful public.
Mr. Joy’s notice, moved nether Rule 154 of the Rules of Procedure of the Kerala Legislative Assembly, stems from Mr. Satheesan’s allegedly “rude” remarks astir Mr. Sivankutty and the Left Democratic Front (LDF) Cabinet astatine a Congress protestation gathering successful beforehand of the Secretariat connected Tuesday.
Mr. Sivankutty’s politically stormy contention that the peculiar probe squad (SIT) should question Congress person Sonia Gandhi for “hosting” the premier suspects successful the Sabarimala golden theft lawsuit astatine her high-security and sparingly accessible residence successful New Delhi seemingly provoked Mr. Satheesan.
Mr. Satheesan said Kerala “grieved” that Mr. Sivankutty was successful complaint of schoolhouse education, and formed doubts connected his eligibility to govern the Education department. Mr. Satheesan besides recalled Mr. Sivankutty’s effort to disrupt the UDF government’s Budget presumption successful 2015, including climbing connected the Speaker’s dias and allegedly destroying Assembly property.
Mr. Joy accused Mr. Satheesan of seeking to discredit the elected Cabinet arsenic a “set of ignoramuses”. He said Mr. Satheesan had “debased” the bureau of Excise Minister M.B. Rajesh by allegedly suggesting that it was “a relief” that Mr. Sivankutty did not grip the Excise portfolio.
Mr. Joy noted that moving a breach of privilege announcement against a Leader of the Opposition was “a archetypal successful the past of the Kerala Legislative Assembly”. He stated that Mr. Satheesan’s “invective” against Mr. Sivankutty came hardly weeks aft Mr. Satheesan had “lauded” the General Education Minister for conducting the Kerala Kalolsavam 2026 (State schoolhouse arts festival) without immoderate hitch and successful a child- and parent-friendly manner.
Mr. Joy said specified a move, however, did person precedence. “The precocious CPI(M) State caput and erstwhile Home Minister Kodiyeri Balakrishnan moved a breach of privilege announcement against P.C. George for denigrating K.R. Gouri and T.V. Thomas, some enactment veterans,” helium said.
Meanwhile, Speaker A.N. Shamseer’s bureau said it was vetting the announcement and the Chair would notation it to the Ethics and Privileges Committee.
