Ravneet Singh Bittu Wiki, Age, Wife, Family, Biography & More

Ravneet Singh Bittu is an Indian politician and a member of the Indian National Congress. He is the grandson of Beant Singh, the 12th chief minister of Punjab who was assassinated in August 1995.

Wiki/Biography

Ravneet Singh Bittu was born on Wednesday, 10 September 1975 (age 48 years; as of 2023) in Ludhiana, Punjab. His zodiac sign is Virgo. He did his Schooling at Guru Nanak Public School, Chandigarh, in 1993. Reportedly, he also pursued a BCA at Government College Sector 11, Chandigarh, and went to Eastern Institute of Integrated Learning in Management University, Kolkata.

Family

Parents & Siblings

His father, Swaranjit Singh, died of a cardiac arrest when Ravneet was 11 years old. His mother’s name is Jasvir Kaur.

Wife & Children

Ravneet Singh is married to Anupama Jhajj. The couple has a son, Simar Singh.

Other relatives

Beant Singh 

Ravneet Singh’s paternal grandfather, Beant Singh, was an Indian politician who served as the Chief Minister of Punjab from 1992 to 1995. He was a member of the Indian National Congress. He was assassinated in a suicide bombing in 1995.

Tej Parkash Singh

Ravneet Singh’s paternal uncle Tej Parkash Singh is an Indian politician, who served as the Transport Minister in the Government of Punjab.

Gurkirat Singh Kotli

Ravneet Singh’s cousin Gurkirat Singh Kotli is an Indian politician and was the Cabinet Minister of Industries & Commerce, Information Technology, Science & Technology in the Punjab Government in 2021.

Religion

Ravneet Singh Bittu follows Sikhism.

Address

H.No. 33, Sector-5, Chandigarh

Signature

Career

Politics

Ravneet Singh became the first democratically elected President of the Punjab Youth Congress on 23 December 2008, he is a member of the Indian National Congress and has won the 2009, 2014, and 2019 Lok Sabha elections from Anandpur Sahib and Ludhiana Constituency. In August 2020, he was appointed as the party whip by party President Sonia Gandhi.

Controversies

Cases Pending

• 1 charge related to House-trespass after preparation for hurt, assault or wrongful restraint (IPC Section-452)

• 1 charge related to Voluntarily causing hurt to deter a public servant from his duty (IPC Section-332)

• 2  charges related to Assault or criminal force to deter a public servant from discharge of his duty (IPC Section-353)

• 2 charges related to Obstructing public servants in the discharge of public functions (IPC Section-186)

• 2 charges related to Rioting, armed with a deadly weapon (IPC Section-148)

• 2 charges related to Every member of unlawful assembly guilty of the offence committed in prosecution of common object (IPC Section-149)

• 1 charge related to Punishment for wrongful Confinement (IPC Section-342)

• 1 charge related to Mischief causing damage to the amount of fifty rupees (IPC Section-427)

• 1 charge related to Disobedience to order duly promulgated by a public servant (IPC Section-188)

Assaulted at Delhi’s Singhu border

In January 2021, during a protest against Farmer’s Bill at Jan Sansad’s programme at the Singhu border, Ravneet Singh Bittu claimed a few people thrashed him and pulled off his turban. While talking about the incident in an interview, he said

I was ambushed by a group of people armed with sticks and weapons. Though the attack was carried out in a planned manner, we left immediately because we did not want the farmers’ protest to be disrupted due to some miscreants.”

Car Collection

Ravneet Singh Bittu owns a Maruti Esteem car.

Assets & Properties

Movable Assets

• Bank Deposits: Rs. 3,12,751

• Motor Vehicles: Rs. 50,000

Immovable Asset

• Agricultural Land: Rs. 2,55,20,000

• Residential Land: Rs. 1,91,00,000

• Other Assets (Investment): Rs. 62,00,000

The estimates of movable and immovable assets are according to the year 2018. It excludes the assets owned by his wife and dependent.

Salary

Ravneet Singh Bittu receives a monthly salary of Rs. 1,00,000 + other allowances as a Member of Parliament.

Net Worth

Ravneet Singh’s net worth for the financial year 2017-2018 was estimated to be Rs. 5 crores. It excludes the net worth of his wife and dependent.

Facts/Trivia

• After Bittu won the 2019 election, he grew so close to Bharat Bhushan Ashu, a member of the Indian National Congress, that some party members started accusing Bittu and Ashu of factionalism in the party.

  Ravneet Singh with Bharat Bhushan

• Ravneet Singh actively took part in the protest against the government for farmers’ rights in 2020.

  Ravneet Singh Bittu (right) during the farmers’ protest in Delhi