Congress MP Ravneet Singh Bittu joins BJP

Congress MP Ravneet Singh Bittu on Tuesday switched to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ahead of the Lok Sabha elections. Speaking at a press conference in New Delhi, Bittu hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union home minister Amit Shah for their “immense love for Punjab”.

Ravneet Singh Bittu with PM Modi.(File photo / X)

“In the last 10 years, I have seen that PM Modi and Amit Shah have immense love for Punjab. They want to do a lot of developmental work for Punjab,” Bittu said.

“The Prime Minister and the Home Minister always took it positively whenever I raised the issues of Punjab...We want to take Punjab forward...When the country is benefitting, why should Punjab be left behind?” he said.