Union Minister of State for Railways Ravneet Singh Bittu on Tuesday said he would file a formal complaint seeking a probe into the circumstances under which Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra had sent him to meet protesting farmers during the agitation, where he was allegedly assaulted.Bittu referred to the period when he was in the Congress–during the year 2020-21–when farmers held protests on the Delhi border areas.In an exclusive interview with The Tribune, Bittu said that at the time he had no reason to doubt her intentions despite being aware of the hostility of the agitating farmers towards him.However, he now wants the matter investigated.“I would like it to be probed what the intention was. Anything could have happened that day. We were almost lynched,” Bittu said, referring to the incident in which he and Congress MLA Kulbir Zira were allegedly attacked during the farmers’ protest.The minister claimed there may have been a “plan and design” to cause him harm, potentially triggering a major political incident.Responding to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s “traitor” remark against him, Bittu said such language was unbecoming of the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha. “Many Congress leaders and MPs have joined from other parties. Does Rahul mean they are all traitors?” he asked.On the development front, Bittu announced that an exclusive Vande Bharat sleeper train will be launched next winter between Delhi and Amritsar via Chandigarh, Ludhiana and Jalandhar. He also said land has been identified at Ladhowal near Ludhiana for a loco-shed, which is mandatory at terminal points.Bittu was in Doraha to lay the foundation stone of a long-pending Railway Overbridge connecting Doraha with Neelon. The project is expected to ease traffic congestion in the area.The ROB has been delayed for a long time for various administrative reasons. This would improve the connectivity between Chandigarh and other parts of the Malwa region.