Chandigarh, March 4 -- Leader of the Opposition in the Punjab assembly Partap Singh Bajwa on Tuesday launched an attack on the AAP-led Punjab government, terming its four-year failure to introduce a comprehensive Industrial and Business Development Policy as "catastrophic, inexcusable and deeply damaging" to Punjab's economic future.

Bajwa expressed surprise that the AAP government had chosen the final phase of its tenure to suddenly unveil a new industrial policy.

The policy is slated to come up for approval in the next cabinet meeting later this week, state industry and investment promotion minister Sanjeev Arora said on Monday.

Reacting to the announcement, Bajwa questioned, "What was the government doing while Punjab's industrial b...