It's a fight between 'vafadaari' and 'gaddari': Warring on electoral battle with Bittu from Ludhiana seat

The Congress has fielded Amrinder Singh Raja Warring from Ludhiana seat, which is currently held by three-time MP Ravneet Singh Bittu, who joined the BJP recently.

Chandigarh: Punjab Congress chief Amrinder Singh Raja Warring on Tuesday dubbed his electoral contest with the BJP nominee from the Ludhiana Lok Sabha seat as a battle between vafadaari (loyalty) and gaddari (betrayal).

The Congress has fielded Warring from the Ludhiana parliamentary constituency, which is currently held by three-time MP Ravneet Singh Bittu, who joined the BJP recently after quitting the grand old party.

Responding to Bittu's charge that the Congress brought its candidate from Gidderbaha, Warring said such a statement shows that the BJP nominee was 'unnerved'.

Warring, who is the MLA from Gidderbaha seat in Muktsar district, said he can fight the elections from anywhere.

"Bittu, who was made MP thrice, betrayed the Congress. By defeating him, the party wants to give a message that such cheaters have no place anywhere," said Warring.

"It is a fight between vafadaari and gaddari. It is a fight between a trustworthy person and a deceiver. My heart says the truth and trust will be victorious," said Warring, who was flanked by senior party leader Partap Singh Bajwa.

Bittu had remained the MP from the Ludhiana seat twice. Earlier, he had remained the MP from the Anandpur Sahib seat.

Bajwa said that he would take a house on rent in Ludhiana to campaign for Warring.

He said the Punjab Congress as well as the people of Ludhiana will teach Bittu a lesson in the coming polls.

"I am going to camp in Ludhiana to take on this traitor (Bittu). He had challenged me to contest from Ludhiana. Now, I will be in Ludhiana to ensure the victory of Raja Warring," he added.

Bajwa also denied the possibility of a post-election alliance with the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Punjab. The AAP will be nowhere in the scene after the Lok Sabha elections, the Qadian MLA claimed.

"Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant (Mann) did exactly the opposite of what he promised to the people of Punjab. He is neither an honest nor sincere to lead Punjab," he alleged.

Bajwa said Mann claims that Sangrur is the capital of the AAP.

"The voters of Sangrur do not take time to show the mirror to those who dupe them. Therefore, this time as well they will show the mirror to the AAP and support Sukhpal Singh Khaira, the Congress candidate from the home district of Punjab CM," he said.

When asked about his wife Amrita Warring's objectionable remarks during poll campaigning, Punjab Congress chief Warring said she has tendered an apology.

Warring's wife Amrita Warring came under attack from the rival parties for allegedly equating the Congress poll symbol with the hand shown in the popular painting of Sikhism founder Guru Nanak Dev.