When Channi visibly went overboard to criticize the BJP government and equated it with the East India Company, Bittu rose to object to his (Channi’s) remarks.

Union Minister of State for Railways Ravneet Singh Bittu announced plans to discuss the establishment of the Mohali-Rajpura broad-gauge rail link and expedite the preparation of the detailed project report (DPR).

Although Bittu did not win as an MP, he did lead in five of the nine assembly segments, all of these urban. Inducting him as a minister conveys an important message to the electorate and the people that their choice was respected.

BJP leader Ravneet Singh Bittu has expressed his delight at being chosen to join Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s cabinet. Bittu, who recently switched from Congress to BJP, is enthusiastic about his new role despite having lost in the recent elections.

'Channi', 'Bittu', 'Tinu', 'Kaka', 'Pappi', 'Sherry', 'Raja', 'Rinku' and 'Meet' are nicknames of some of the contestants who are in the fray for the June 1 general election in the state.

Beant Singh is undoubtedly credited with finishing the Punjab militancy. Although the iron fist was wielded more by the then iconic Director General of Punjab Police, KPS Gill, than Beant Singh. 

Jaishankar in support of Taranjit Sandhu, cited, "We have full confidence that the people of Amritsar will elect him and will send him to Delhi. He will be a very good MP in Parliament. He is the most popular ambassador of India." 

Interestingly, Bittu has always been a close confidante of former Congress president Rahul Gandhi and is a very good friend of Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann. 

In a significant political development, Ravneet Singh Bittu, a three-time Congress Member of Parliament, has officially joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in a ceremony held at the BJP Headquarters in Delhi. The transition was marked by the presence of Union Minister Vinod Tawde, signifying a notable shift in Bittu's political alignment.

A court here on Wednesday ordered the release of Ludhiana Congress MP Ravneet Singh Bittu and three other party leaders on bail, a day after they were arrested in connection with locking the main gate of the Ludhiana MC head office