Rs 12,000 crore SDRF row: Punjab BJP makes public CAG Report, seeks CM Mann’s apology for ‘lying to people’

In this regard, Sunil Jakhar, in one of his social media messages addressing Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, wrote, “This is the CAG report, which clearly states that as of March 31, 2023, Punjab had ₹9,041.74 crore of SDRF funds, and according to the report, in violation of Central Government rules, the state government did not even make proper investments of this amount.”

In his tweet, he further wrote: “Even after that, funds for the years 2023–24, 2024–25, and 2025–26 have been released, which together make a total of ₹12,000 crore. Chief Minister Sahib, even your Chief Secretary, in your presence during a press conference, reluctantly admitted this, and your ministers have also accepted it. Now it would be better if you apologise to the people of Punjab for misleading them and ensure that this amount is properly used to provide relief to the people.”

Later, in a statement issued to the media, Sunil Jakhar further said that according to the next report, as of March 31, 2024, the state government had ₹10,380.41 crore of SDRF funds deposited. He said all these facts make it clear that the Chief Minister is running away from his responsibility and trying to cover up the misuse of government money.

The BJP president said that the Chief Minister cannot say, “I don’t know where the money is.”

He also advised the Chief Minister that the people of Punjab elected Bhagwant Mann, not Kejriwal, so the Chief Minister should take the reins of government into his own hands and fulfill his responsibility. Otherwise, if the Punjab government is run on contract by Kejriwal, the people of Punjab will never forgive him.

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