India, March 8 -- Ludhiana

Punjab BJP chief Sunil Jakhar on Saturday alleged that the ruling Aam Aadmi Party and the Congress leaders were functioning under a 'mutually friendly pact', claiming that such an understanding was harming the state's interests.

Jakhar also urged the government led by chief minister Bhagwant Mann to clarify during the upcoming budget session about the pending financial assistance promised to women. He alleged that arrears of nearly Rs.48,000 per beneficiary had accumulated over the past four years.

Addressing the media after a meeting to review preparations for a March 14 rally in Moga, to be addressed by Union home minister Amit Shah, Jakhar said the Congress had effectively surrendered its role as an opposi...