"Unconditional Apology": Congress MP Over Casteist Remarks Against Dalits

Ravneet Singh Bittu made the comments in a video posted on his Facebook page after the SAD and the BSP stitched an alliance last week for the next year's Punjab assembly polls.

Congress MP Ravneet Singh Bittu, who stirred up a row with his "pious seats" remarks, on Monday offered "unconditional apology", saying he did not intend to hurt anyone, an official statement said. Mr Bittu had been asked by the Punjab State Commission for Scheduled Caste to appear before it. The summons was issued a day after a Shiromani Akali Dal delegation, led by MLA Pawan Kumar Tinu lodged a complaint against the Ludhiana MP for allegedly making "casteist" remarks against Dalits. "Member Parliament Ravneet Singh Bittu, who was summoned by the Punjab State Commission for Scheduled Castes, today appeared before the Commission and presented his version about his unparliamentary remarks," an official statement said.