Ludhiana BJP unit seeks FIR against MP Bittu

Heavy police force was deployed to stop protesters from reaching Bittu’s house

Accusing Ludhiana MP Ravneet Singh Bittu of making inflammatory remarks to disturb peace in the state, the district unit of the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) sought an FIR against him on Wednesday.

BJP supporters protesting against MP Ravneet Singh Bittu outside his residence near Rose Garden in Ludhiana on Wednesday. (Harsimar Pal Singh/HT)

While BJP leaders led by district president Pushpinder Singal submitted a memorandum with the office of the commissioner of police (CP) Rakesh Agrawal, members of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) staged a protest outside Bittu’s official residence near Rose garden. The protest rally was led by BJYM state president Bhanu Pratap and district president Kushagar Kashyap.

Heavy police force was deployed to stop protesters from reaching Bittu’s house.

The BJP, who blamed Bittu of trying to malign protesting farmers, also urged the police to include Section 307 (attempt to murder) of the Indian Penal Code in the FIR as Bittu allegedly took responsibility for attack on BJP state chief Ashwani Sharma.

Singal said,”Bittu has been continuously been making inflammatory remarks, which will disturb peace in Punjab. Recently, he said ‘there will be uncountable corpses if farm laws are not repealed’. Such statements may result in riots.”

Meanwhile, Bittu slammed the BJP for trying to ‘torpedo’ the farmers’ agitation. Bittu said, “Rather than express solidarity with farmers, BJP leaders are protesting against me in Punjab. I am merely supporting the farmers and will continue to do so. If the BJP is concerned about farmers and peace in the state, they should come to Delhi and take a stand against the Union government. They are clearly pulling a political stunt as they know my house in Ludhiana is vacant as I am protesting in Delhi.”