India, Oct. 23 -- Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Punjab president and cabinet minister Aman Arora on Thursday accused the Congress of threatening welfare benefits in the state, asking the opposition party to clarify whether it would continue free electricity, the Rs.10 lakh Mukh Mantri Sehat Yojna and financial assistance for women if it wins the 2027 Assembly elections.

Addressing a press conference, Arora said remarks by Congress MP Amarinder Singh Raja Warring on electricity subsidies and financial assistance for women had raised questions about the party's position on welfare schemes. He alleged that a Congress government would withdraw benefits currently available to ordinary households and could reintroduce toll plazas and higher electricit...