BJP accuses Punjab Govt of taking false credit of Rs 332 crore Finance Commission Grant

Babushahi Bureau

Chandigarh, November 18, 2025: Punjab Bharatiya Janata Party State Working President Ashwani Sharma on Tuesday sharply criticised Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema, alleging that the Aam Aadmi Party government is misleading Panchayats by portraying Central Finance Commission grants as its own achievement.

Sharma said that the “historic grant” of ₹332 crore, announced by Cheema, is entirely a tranche of the 15th Finance Commission released by the Central Government — a routine and formula-based allocation over which the state government has no authority or discretion.

He stated that the grants are transferred directly to Panchayats based on population and fixed parameters, and the

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