AMRITSAR, Sept. 24 -- Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Badal on Wednesday questioned the AAP government's 'Mann da Munafa' claims, saying it was nothing but a rebranding of social welfare benefits extended to people by former chief minister Parkash Singh Badal.

Addressing a rally in Jandiala Guru during the party's "Punjab Bachao" campaign, Sukhbir asserted that key welfare initiatives, such as the 'aata-dal' scheme, shagun scheme, old-age pensions and free pilgrimage tours, were originally launched by Badal.

He claimed that the current administration has systematically diluted these provisions, noting a reduction in grain allocations from 30 kg to 5 kg alongside a shrinking beneficiary base. He accused the government of shut...