Seemed intoxicated: BJP MP Ravneet Bittu claims Rahul Gandhi tried to manhandle him

Union Minister Ravneet Singh Bittu alleged that Rahul Gandhi tried to escalate a verbal spat into a physical confrontation inside Parliament, claiming Gandhi appeared intoxicated and "not in his senses."

Union Minister Ravneet Singh Bittu on Wednesday alleged that Rahul Gandhi attempted to turn a verbal spat into a physical confrontation inside Parliament, claiming the Leader of Opposition appeared “not in his senses” during the incident.

Speaking to the media, Bittu said the confrontation took place as he was entering the House. “When I was about to enter the House, it’s possible he (Rahul Gandhi) may have been upset with me. But he is leader from such a big family,” he said.

Bittu alleged that Gandhi continued to make “irrelevant remarks” even inside Parliament. “I will also tell the Speaker that he was speaking nonsense outside and inside the House as well,” he said.

A sharp war of words broke out between Congress MP Rahul Gandhi and his former aide and Union Minister Ravneet Singh Bittu in Parliament premises on Wednesday, as tensions flared ahead of the day’s proceedings.

According to Bittu, the situation escalated when Gandhi suggested they shake hands. “He thinks he is the king of the country and that everyone will do as he says. I told him I will never shake hands with a traitor,” Bittu said.

He accused Gandhi of being “the biggest enemy of Sikhs and Punjabis.” “There is no city left where Sikhs were not killed or women were raped. He even fired bullets inside the Golden Temple in front of the Guru Granth Sahib,” Bittu alleged.