Patiala, Aug. 9 -- Opposition parties in Punjab on Saturday slammed the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government for raising the MBBS fee for the 2026-27 academic session. They claimed that the hike imposes a heavy financial burden on meritorious students and their families, effectively making medical education inaccessible.

Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Harsimrat Kaur Badal called the fee hike a major setback for deserving students across the state. Taking to X, she said: "Punjab's 'sehat & sikhiya kranti' exposed!"

Former Punjab education minister and Congress MLA Pargat Singh said the increase was contrary to the government's promise of providing affordable education and alleged that the rising fee was putting the dream of becoming a doct...