Dehradun, Sept. 9 -- During his visit to flood hit areas in Punjab, AAP leader Sanjay Singh demanded announcement of a relief package by the Centre, as well as Rs 60,000 crore that he claimed were due to the state. A state minister, on his part, has sought Rs 20,000 crore as relief. This is typical of AAP politics - exorbitant claims, the desire to get their hands on large amounts of public funds, and expenditure that eventually proves unaccountable. When Prime Minister Modi does make an announcement on a relief package, it will certainly not match up to AAP's demands, so if there is any failure on the state government's part on meeting the people's expectations, the blame will be transferred to the Centre.
It was hoped that the Bhagwant M...