India, March 10 -- justify;">Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Monday said the opposition's criticism of the state government's decision to provide monthly financial assistance to women reflects its fear that the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) will return to power in the 2027 assembly elections.

Speaking during a debate on the motion of thanks to the governor's address in the Punjab legislative assembly, Mann said the opposition parties-Shiromani Akali Dal, Bharatiya Janata Party and Indian National Congress-had repeatedly failed to fulfil their election promises, while the AAP government had treated its manifesto as a "sacred commitment".

The chief minister said the government will soon begin registration for the 'Mukh Mantri Mavaan...