CPI(M) MLA Files Privilege Notice Against LoP Satheesan Over Disparaging Remarks

• CPI(M) MLA V Joy submitted a breach of privilege notice against Leader of Opposition V D Satheesan to the Kerala Assembly Speaker.
• The notice stems from Satheesan's allegedly disparaging remarks against Labour Minister V Sivankutty and other Left ministers at a public event.
• Joy claims this is the first time such a notice has been filed against an opposition leader in Kerala Assembly history.
• Satheesan defended his remarks, stating they were made after Sivankutty's comments about Sonia Gandhi, whom he considers a mother figure.
• Satheesan offered to withdraw his remarks if Sivankutty retracts his statements against Sonia Gandhi.

Why It Matters: CPI(M) MLA V Joy filed a privilege notice against LoP V D Satheesan for disparaging remarks.