Archive · 20 Sep 2026
Ravneet Bittu Detained After Liquor, Egg Protest Near Mann’s Convoy
Ravneet Singh Bittu is a BJP leader in Punjab.
He said people threw eggs, tomatoes, and stones at his convoy the day before.
The alleged incident happened while he was travelling toward Pathankot for a BJP anti-drug campaign.
The next day, Bittu went near Punjab Agricultural University when Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann’s convoy arrived.
He carried a liquor bottle, eggs, and tomatoes.
Bittu said he was returning the items and protesting against the government.
Police said he tried to throw eggs and tomatoes toward the convoy.
Police detained him and took him away from the protest site.
Bittu said the BJP would continue holding peaceful protests.
Punjab Police detained BJP leader and former Union Minister Ravneet Singh Bittu after a protest near Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann’s convoy in Ludhiana.
Bittu held up a liquor bottle, eggs, and tomatoes outside Punjab Agricultural University as Mann arrived for an event.
Bittu said he was returning items allegedly thrown at his convoy near Batala the previous day.
Police said Bittu attempted to throw eggs and tomatoes toward the Chief Minister’s convoy, while Bittu described the act as a democratic protest.
Bittu alleged that AAP-linked people attacked his convoy during the BJP’s Nasha Mukt Punjab Yatra, but the claims were not independently established.
- Who
- BJP leader and former Union Minister Ravneet Singh Bittu, Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, and Punjab Police.
- What
- Bittu was detained after protesting near Mann’s convoy while displaying a liquor bottle, eggs, and tomatoes.
- When
- Saturday, one day after Bittu alleged that his convoy was attacked on Friday.
- Where
- Outside Punjab Agricultural University in Ludhiana; the earlier alleged attack occurred near Batala.
- Why
- Bittu said he was returning items allegedly thrown at his convoy, while police said he attempted to throw eggs and tomatoes toward the Chief Minister’s convoy.
Bittu’s Account
Police and Official Account
Purpose of the protest
Bittu’s Account
Bittu said he was returning the liquor bottle, eggs, and tomatoes connected to the previous day’s alleged attack and exercising the BJP’s democratic right to protest.
Police and Official Account
Punjab Police said Bittu was detained after attempting to throw eggs and tomatoes toward the Chief Minister’s convoy.
Responsibility for the earlier incident
Bittu’s Account
Bittu alleged that people linked to the Aam Aadmi Party attacked his convoy, damaged vehicles, and threw eggs, tomatoes, and stones.
Police and Official Account
The alleged attackers’ AAP links and related claims about police inaction were presented as allegations and were not independently established.
Future political action
Bittu’s Account
Bittu said BJP workers would continue holding peaceful protests outside the Chief Minister’s programmes and government offices when required.
Police and Official Account
Police detained Bittu and removed him from the area as Mann’s convoy passed through it.
- Detained person
- Ravneet Singh Bittu
- Detaining authority
- Punjab Police
- Protest location
- Outside Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana
- Items displayed
- Liquor bottle, eggs, and tomatoes
- Chief Minister’s event
- Bhagwant Mann’s arrival at Punjab Agricultural University; reports described it as the Kisan Mela and as an AAP organisational meeting
- Earlier alleged incident
- Bittu said eggs, tomatoes, and stones were thrown at his convoy near Batala while he travelled toward Pathankot
- Political context
- Heightened tensions between the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Aam Aadmi Party in Punjab
Sources
Bittu detained after protest near CM Mann’s convoy
BJP's Ravneet Bittu Detained After 'Egg-Tomato' Protest Against Bhagwant Mann
Ravneet Singh Bittu detained after protest with liquor bottle, eggs, tomatoes
Former Union minister Bittu held in Punjab for waving liquor bottle at CM's convoy
Liquor, eggs, tomatoes: Punjab BJP leader’s dramatic protest ends in detention
