BJP accuses AAP govt in Punjab of misrepresenting central scheme
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The BJP has accused the Punjab government of falsely claiming credit for a centrally funded development scheme.
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- The Bharatiya Janata Party claims the Punjab government is using advertisements to misrepresent the federally funded Pradhan Mantri Adarsh Gram Yojana as its own achievement.
- This scheme provides development grants to villages with high Scheduled Caste populations and is entirely financed by the Union government.
- The BJP also criticized the Aam Aadmi Party and the Congress for staging protests regarding electoral roll revisions instead of filing formal complaints.
- These accusations highlight ongoing political tensions over governance and electoral integrity in Punjab.
What to watch next
- Punjab government response to the claims
- Election Commission updates on electoral roll revisions
- Future allocation of funds for the Pradhan Mantri Adarsh Gram Yojana in Punjab
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Sunil Jakhar
Former State BJP president
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“the Pradhan Mantri Adarsh Gram Yojana is a 100% centrally funded scheme under which the Union government bears the entire cost but the Punjab government is trying to claim credit for a Central scheme.”
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…in Punjab of covering up its misgovernance and poor financial management by presenting a Union government scheme as its own achievement and wasting money on advertisements. Former State BJP president Sunil Jakhar said the Pradhan Mantri Adarsh Gram Yojana is a 100% centrally funded scheme under which the Union government bears the entire cost but the Punjab government is trying to claim credit for a Central scheme. Development grants since 2021 Addressing a press conference here, Mr. Jakhar said the Pradhan Mantri Adarsh Gram Yojana scheme has operated in its present form since 2020-21 and provides development grants to villages…
“If the parties had complaints about deleted votes, why were they not filing objections with the Election Commission? [Around] 20,000 votes had been deleted in Abohar [constituency] area, but that neither Congress nor AAP had filed a single objection with the Commission there,”
In the article
…to claim credit for a Union government scheme. On the issue of special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, Mr. Jakhar said the protests by Congress and AAP were aimed at attracting newspaper headlines. “ If the parties had complaints about deleted votes, why were they not filing objections with the Election Commission? [Around] 20,000 votes had been deleted in Abohar [constituency] area, but that neither Congress nor AAP had filed a single objection with the Commission there, ” he said. Published - September 26, 2026 07:17 pm IST…
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