For the Indian Navy admiral, see Ravneet Singh (Admiral).
Indian politician
Ravneet Singh Bittu
Leader of Indian National Congress, Lok Sabha
In office 11 March 2021[1] – 18 July 2021[2]
President
Ram Nath Kovind
Prime Minister
Narendra Modi
Deputy
Gaurav Gogoi
Speaker Lok Sabha
Om Birla
Preceded by
Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury
Succeeded by
Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Incumbent
Assumed office 2014
Preceded by
Manish Tewari
Constituency
Ludhiana
In office 2009–2014
Preceded by
New Constituency
Succeeded by
Prem Singh Chandumajra
Constituency
Anandpur Sahib
Personal details
Born
(1975-09-10) 10 September 1975 (age 48) Ludhiana, Punjab, India
Political party
Bharatiya Janata Party
Other political affiliations
Indian National Congress (till 2024)
Spouse
Smt. Anupama
Residence
Chandigarh
Occupation
Agriculturist
As of 17 December, 2016
Source: [1]
Ravneet Singh Bittu is an Indian politician. He previously served as the leader of Indian National Congress in Lok Sabha from 11 March 2021 to 18 July 2021.[1][2][3] Bittu was elected to the Lok Sabha, lower house of the Parliament of India from Ludhiana in 2014, 2019 Indian general elections and earlier from Anandpur Sahib in 2009.[4] He is the grandson of former Punjab Chief Minister Beant Singh.[5][6]
In January 2021, he was assaulted at the Singhu border during a 'Jan Sansad' program.[7][8]
He was appointed the party whip in Lok Sabha.[9]
In March 2021, he was briefly appointed the leader of the Congress in the Lok Sabha when the existing Congress Lok Sabha leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury was busy in 2021 West Bengal election campaigns.[10]
In 2023, he received a bomb threat via a WhatsApp call.[11]
On March 24, 2024 he joined the Bharatiya Janta Party. [12]
^ abDutta Roy, Divyanshu (11 March 2021). "Punjab Congress MP Ravneet Singh Bittu To Be Party's Lok Sabha Leader". NDTV. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
^ ab"Sonia Gandhi reconstitutes Congress' parliamentary groups ahead of Monsoon Session". Firstpost. 18 July 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
^"Ravneet Bittu to assume charge as leader of Congress in Lok Sabha temporarily". The Times of India. 11 March 2021. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
^"Constituencywise-All Candidates". Archived from the original on 20 May 2014. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
^"Man in white: Beant Singh gave life for peace, his legacy lives on". Chitleen K Sethi. Hindustan Times. 16 December 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
^"Beant Singh's grandson invoked legacy in 2014, awaits real test". Aditya Kant. The Times of India. 24 February 2019. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
^"Congress MP Ravneet Singh Bittu assaulted at Singhu border , turban pulled off, terms it 'murderous attack'". The Times of India. 24 January 2021. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
^"Congress MP Ravneet Singh Bittu assaulted at Delhi's Singhu border, turban pulled off". India Today. 25 January 2021. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
^"Congress appoints Gaurav Gogoi as deputy leader in Lok Sabha, Ravneet Bittu as whip". ThePrint. 27 August 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
^"Congress MP Ravneet Singh Bittu Becomes New Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha". www.msn.com. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
^"Punjab MP Ravneet Bittu receives bomb threat". Magzter. 27 February 2023. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
^"रवनीत सिंह बिट्टूू बीजेपी में शामिल, पंजाब कांग्रेस के लिए बड़ा झटका".
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