Chandigarh, Jun 3 (PTI) Union Minister Ravneet Singh Bittu on Wednesday expressed his desire to work for people of Punjab after spending nearly 17 years in Parliament, indicating that he wants to fight the upcoming assembly elections in the state.
His statement came as his Rajya Sabha term is going to end later this month.
“It has been 17 years in Delhi (Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha). Now I feel like coming to Vidhan Sabha and work for Punjab,” Bittu said here.
“Our entire leadership is present here today and fully ready to serve Punjab. Assign us the task, we will go to villages, street to street for the betterment of Punjab and will knock on the door of every house.
“Our real aim is to connect with the people at the ground level by becoming Prime Minister Narendra Modi ji’s soldiers,” he said while addressing a gathering after newly appointed Punjab BJP president Kewal Singh Dhillon assumed the charge.
Bittu, the Union minister of state for railways and food processing industries, said the BJP made him the minister despite losing parliamentary elections.
He joined the BJP ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. He is the grandson of former Punjab Chief Minister Beant Singh who was assassinated in 1995.
Bittu’s remarks sparked debate in political circles from where he may contest the assembly elections.
Bittu remained Lok Sabha MP thrice on Congress tickets. He was elected an MP for the first time from Anandpur Sahib in 2009. Later, he was elected from Ludhiana twice in 2014 and 2019.
After he joined the BJP, he unsuccessfully contested from Ludhiana seat in 2024. He was defeated by Congress candidate Amrinder Singh Raja Warring.
Bittu also expressed confidence that the BJP would form the government in Punjab after the 2027 assembly polls.
“Our aim is to bring a double-engine government in Punjab and make our state prosperous. Unity, discipline, and a strong message of Punjab’s development. The entire party leadership is fully committed to conveying the vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to every Assembly constituency and every worker in Punjab,” he said. PTI CHS KVK KVK
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