Who is Ravneet Singh Bittu?

Born in Ludhiana to an affluent political family in 1975, Ravneet Singh Bittu currently serves as MoS Railways and Food Processing Industries. Bittu is also a BJP Rajya Sabha MP from Rajasthan.

 

Early Life

Bittu is the grandson of Congress stalwart and ex-Punjab CM Beant Singh, who was assassinated by militants in 1995. Bittu also lost his father in a car accident when he was just 11-years-old. Notably, the 49-year-old politician is a former national-level hockey player and still remains passionate about sports.

Political Career

Bittu's political career kickstarted when he met Rahul Gandhi in 2007 and was subsequently made Punjab Youth Congress