The Punjab State Commission for Scheduled Castes on Wednesday summoned the Congress MP from Ludhiana Ravneet Singh Bittu to “personally” appear before it on June 22 in connection with a complaint against him for using “unparliamentary” language.
The Commission chairperson Tejinder Kaur said that the summons were issued after a complaint from Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) MLA Pawan Kumar Tinu against a video being circulated widely on the social media and newspaper reports in which Bittu allegedly made the “casteist” remarks.
She said that the Commission will investigate the matter. “Bittu has been asked to appear before the Commission at 11.30 am on June 22 under Section 12(2) of the Punjab State Scheduled Castes Commission Act,” she said.
Notably, a delegation of SAD MLAs, including Tinu, Sukhwinder Sukhi, Baldev Khaira, met the state SC panel chairperson on Tuesday and sought her intervention.
The Ludhiana MP, according to the MLAs, had criticised the SAD for giving away “pious seats” of Sri Anandpur Sahib and Chamkaur Sahib to the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) after forging a poll alliance with it.