The political temperature in Punjab is rising as Congress state president Amarinder Singh Raja Warring delivers a scathing rebuke to Union MoS Railways Ravneet Singh Bittu. Warring accused Bittu of stooping low by invoking Priyanka Gandhi in a bid to revive a 2020 farmers’ protest beating for political gain.
Bittu recently announced plans to lodge a police complaint against Priyanka Gandhi, alleging she deliberately sent him into the lion’s den of agitated farmers during the farm law stir. He was reportedly assaulted while attempting to engage with the protesters. Raja Warring, undeterred, took to X to call out Bittu’s narrative as ‘extremely childish’ and rejected it outright.
Posting a pointed message, Warring highlighted the six-year gap, slamming Bittu for ‘shamelessly dragging’ Priyanka into the fray. ‘To keep his masters happy, what all does Bittu have to do?’ he lamented, blending sarcasm with sympathy. This comes amid Bittu’s demand for a probe into the decisions that placed him at the protest site.
Flashback to February 4 in Parliament: Tension boiled over when Rahul Gandhi branded Bittu a ‘traitor’ as he walked past protesting Congress lawmakers. Bittu retaliated fiercely, calling the Gandhis ‘enemies of the nation’ and distancing himself from their ideology.
As these tit-for-tat accusations fly, Punjab’s political arena braces for more drama. Bittu’s shift from Congress ranks to BJP has fueled personal animosities, turning old wounds into fresh battlegrounds. With regional dynamics at play, this clash underscores the high stakes of loyalty and legacy in Indian politics.