Congress leader Ravneet Singh Bittu was appointed Leader of the Congress in the Lok Sabha on Thursday, replacing Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, for the ongoing budget session of parliament. Chowdhury, chief of the Bengal unit of the Congress, will be tied up with election campaigning for the next two months, says party. Bittu will be in charge of the party's strategy in the lower house as deputy leader of the Congress in Lok Sabha Gaurav Gogoi will also be busy with elections in Assam. Bittu, the grandson of former Punjab Chief Minister Beant Singh who was assassinated in 1995, was appointed whip of the Congress in the Lok Sabha in August. The Punjab Congress congratulated Bittu for his appointment.
Congratulations to Member of Parliament from Ludhiana @RavneetBittu Ji for being appointed as Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha. pic.twitter.com/hxXmXmMlFC
— Punjab Congress (@INCPunjab) March 11, 2021
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