Amit Rattan Kotfatta is an Indian politician who is known for being elected as the MLA of the Aam Aadmi Party from the Bathinda Rural Assembly constituency in the 2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election.
On 23 February 2023, the Bathinda Vigilance Bureau arrested him for his involvement in a bribery case.
Amit Rattan Kotfatta is an Indian politician who is known for being elected as the MLA of the Aam Aadmi Party from the Bathinda Rural Assembly constituency in the 2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election. On 23 February 2023, the Bathinda Vigilance Bureau arrested him for his involvement in a bribery case.
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Amit Rattan Kotfatta Bio
| Profession | Politician |
| Known for | • Being elected as the MLA of the Aam Aadmi Party from the Bathinda Rural Assembly constituency in the 2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election • Being arrested by the Bathinda Vigilance Bureau in connection to a bribery case |
Amit Rattan Kotfatta Physical appearance
| Height (approx.) | in centimeters– 172 cm in meters– 1.72 m in feet & inches– 5’ 8” |
| Eye Colour | Black |
| Hair Colour | Black |
Family and Siblings
Amit’s father’s name is Babu Singh Rattan, who was a class 1 officer in the Income Tax department.
He follows Sikhism.
Amit is married to a 2007 police officer, Sanmeet Kaur, who is posted in Nagaland.
Carrier
Personal Life
| Date of Birth | 17 July 1980 (Thursday) |
| Age (as of 2022) | 42 Years |
| Birthplace | Bathinda, Punjab |
| Zodiac sign | Cancer |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Hometown | Bathinda, Punjab |
| School | St. Joseph’s Convent Senior Secondary School, Bathinda |
| College/University | Baba Banda Singh Bahadur Engineering College, Fatehgarh Sahib |
| Educational Qualification | Bachelor of Engineering/Technical (Mechanical) (2003) |
Controversy
In 2023, Amit was involved in a controversy when he was arrested by the Bathinda Vigilance Bureau in connection to a bribery case on 23 February 2023.
Amit’s arrest happened one week after his close aide Rashim Garg was arrested in the same case on 16 February.
He was arrested after the husband of the sarpanch of Ghudda village, Pritpal Kumar filed a police complaint against Garg and Amit for asking for a bribe of Rs. 4 Lakh to release Rs. 25 lakhs granted for the development works of Ghudda village.
Garg was arrested by the Vigilance bureau officials when he was accepting Rs. 2,000 notes at a government-owned guest house, where Kotfatta was also present.
Amit at that time denied having any link with Garg, but the complainant released audio on social media clip of a conversation between Kumar, Amit and Garg where Amit was asking for money from Kumar. Reportedly, Amit’s arrest was sanctioned by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann. In a Twitter post, he said.
Facts about Amit Rattan Kotfatta
- Amit Rattan Kotfatta is an Indian politician who was elected as the MLA of the Aam Aadmi Party from the Bathinda Rural Assembly constituency in the 2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election. On 23 February 2023, he was arrested by the Bathinda Vigilance Bureau in connection to a bribery case.
- He always prefixes ‘Engineer’ before his name on social media pages.
- His wife is a 2007 police officer who is posted in Nagaland. Earlier she was posted in Jalandhar Rural. His sister and brother-in-law are also class 1 officers in Haryana.
- In 2020, he was expelled by the SAD after he was accused of cheating party workers by not providing them with business opportunities. After that, many farmers in the constituency complained about him cheating on them. However, there was no police case registered against him.
- In 2022, when he was announced as a candidate by AAP, the decision was severely criticised by the founding members of the AAP in Punjab.
- In 2022, during the election campaign, the Bharti Kisan Union Ekta Ugrahan’s Sangat block members protested in front of his house for three days because he was alleged of not paying some youngsters who got some surveys done in 2017.
- In the same year, some people complained to the Bathinda inspector general of police about a fake company run by Amit that collected money from youngsters. A letter was written to Arvind Kejriwal for review of candidature. Amit denied the allegations against him and said that there was no proof available.