Union Minister Ravneet Singh Bittu has attacked Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann over the appointment of Reena Gupta and Deepak Chauhan to key positions, accusing him of undermining Punjab's autonomy and calling the appointees "anti-Punjab entities."
Following the blast reported outside BJP leader Manoranjan Kalia's residence in Jalandhar, Special DGP Arpit Shukla said that two people have been arrested in this case and claimed that it was done to disturb the communal harmony in the state.
Union Minister Ravneet Bittu met Bharatiya Janata Party leader Manoranjan Kalia after a blast was reported outside the residence of the BJP leader and said that there is an atmosphere of fear in Punjab.
Union Minister of State for Railways and Food Processing Ravneet Singh Bittu today made a fervent appeal to senior farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal to end his fast and join talks with the central government on farmer demands.
Ravneet Bittu, who inaugurated a world-class food testing laboratory at Maharaja Ranjit Singh Punjab Technical University, highlighted the critical role of food testing in ensuring food safety.
The speculation began after the Aam Aadmi Party's nomination of Rajya Sabha MP Sanjiv Arora as the candidate for the Ludhiana West assembly by-election. It was speculated that the RS seat held by Sanjiv Arora would go to the AAP convenor.
Of the five arrested in connection with the Bahraich violence, two were injured during an encounter, while the remaining three were taken into custody, according to Uttar Pradesh Director General of Police (DGP) Prashant Kumar, who also stated that the situation is now under control.
The PIL was filed after Bittu had claimed that Gandhi was unpatriotic and linked him to separatists and terrorists, even describing him as the "biggest enemy" of the country.
As the controversy over the alleged use of animal fat in making Tirupati laddoos intensified on Friday, Union Minister Ravneet Singh Bittu called it a matter of people's faith, and said the allegations have hurt the sentiments of devotees.
"When Pannun and Rahul Gandhi are endorsing each other and each other's statements then what else would a person be called, what is the difference between them," the BJP leader said.