'My grandfather Beant Singh died for India, not for Congress': BJP’s Ravneet Bittu gets into ugly spat with Punjab MP Charanjit Channi

Chandigarh, July 25

Amid an ugly verbal spat between Punjab Congress MP Charanjeet Channi and Union minister and BJP leader Ravneet Bittu over certain personal remarks, the Lok Sabha was adjourned for 30 minutes.

Participating in a debate on a discussion on the Union Budget, Channi referred to the assassination of Bittu’s grandfather, former Punjab chief minister Beant Singh.

Channi said: “Bittu Ji, your grandfather was a martyr, but he died when you left the Congress.”

This led to a war of words between Bittu, who recently quit the Congress to join the BJP, and Channi.

Bittu–the Minister of State for Railways and Food Processing Industries–countered by making the personal remarks against Channi and former Congress president Sonia Gandhi, triggered an uproar.

“My grandfather, Beant Singh, died for the country, not for the Congress,” said Bittu as he alleged that Channi is corrupt.

“Channi is corrupt. I wonder from where did he get the money to become one of the richest men in the state,” alleged Bittu.

As the sharp exchanges between the two continued, BJP member Sandhya Ray, who was in the chair, adjourned the proceedings for 30 minutes.