MoS Ravneet Bittu conducts surprise inspection of Railway Board Canteen, interacts with officials

New Delhi [India], July 4 (ANI): Union Minister of State for Railways, Ravneet Singh Bittu, conducted a surprise inspection of the Railway Board canteen on Thursday.

The visit, which coincided with the lunch hour, saw the Minister reviewing facilities and services at the canteen. The Secretary of Railway Board, and other senior officials of the Railway Board were also present during the inspection.

MoS Bittu interacted with the canteen manager and staff, inquiring about the operations and services. He visited various areas in the canteen, including the cash counter where employee meal coupons are issued, the kitchen area where food is prepared, and the juice counter.

He also took the opportunity to engage with Railway Board staff during their lunch break, personally enquiring about the food quality.

During the interaction, Railway Board staff expressed satisfaction with the canteen services. However, emphasising the importance of hygiene and best-quality food, the Minister directed the canteen manager to maintain these high standards.

BJP leader and three-time former Congress MP Ravneet Singh Bittu took oath as a Union Cabinet Minister in the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA government on June 9. Notably, he was inducted in the cabinet despite losing Lok Sabha elections.

Bittu is the grandson of former Punjab Chief Minister Beant Singh and the son of former Punjab Minister Tej Parkash Singh.

He had switched over to the BJP from the Congress prior to the 2024 elections and contested and lost the Ludhiana Lok Sabha seat to Punjab Congress chief Warring by over 20,000 votes.

Bittu contested from the Ludhiana constituency in the 2024 Lok Sabha election but lost to Punjab Congress chief Amarinder Singh Raja Warring by 20942 votes.

Bittu previously won the 2009 Lok Sabha election from the Anandpur Sahib seat and then from Ludhiana Lok Sabha seat in 2014 and 2019 on a Congress ticket.

However, the BJP was unable to win a single seat in Punjab in the Lok Sabha polls. The Congress won seven seats, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) won three seats, and the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) won one seat, and two seats were won by independent.