AAP flays Centre for rejecting ₹1.2Kcr plea
The Free Press Journal|November 06, 2024
Accusing the BJP-led Central government of discriminating against Punjab, the state's ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government on Tuesday flayed the Centre for what it held, rejecting the state's demand for Rs 1,200 crore to prevent stubble burning.
Rajesh Moudgil
AAP flays Centre for rejecting ₹1.2Kcr plea

Addressing newspersons here, the AAP MP and senior spokesperson Malwinder Singh Kang alleged that the prime minister Narendra Modi-led government has been discriminating against Punjab as it has already withheld several funds from Punjab, such as the Rural Development Fund, Mandi Development Fund, and the National Health Mission Fund, amounting to about Rs 10,000 crore. Now, they are also refusing to provide the incentives needed to prevent stubble burning, he further held.

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