BJP accuses AAP govt. in Punjab of presenting Centre’s scheme as its own achievement
Former State BJP president Sunil Jakhar says the PM Adarsh Gram Yojana is a 100% Centrally funded scheme under which the Union government bears the entire cost but the AAP regime is trying to claim credit for the Central scheme
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) recently accused the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Punjab of mismanaging funds and falsely claiming credit for a Union government initiative. Sunil Jakhar, former State BJP president, stated that the Pradhan Mantri Adarsh Gram Yojana, a 100% centrally funded scheme, is being presented by the Punjab government as its own achievement.
Jakhar explained that the Union government bears the entire cost of the scheme, which has been operating since 2020-21, and identifies villages with more than 40% Scheduled Castes population for development grants. According to the Union government, 3,763 villages in Punjab have been identified for this scheme, with funds already sent for 1,200 villages.
Jakhar criticized the AAP for not doing any on its own for village development but instead spending public money on advertisements to take credit for the Union government's initiative. He also mentioned that protests by Congress and AAP parties were merely attempts to attract newspaper headlines. Jakhar questioned why the parties did not file objections with the Election Commission regarding the deletion of 20,000 votes in Abohar constituency, as no objections were filed.
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