Chandigarh, Sept. 21 -- All India Congress Committee secretary and MLA Pargat Singh appealed to Punjabis, NRIs, and traders across the world to not donate to the Punjab government's Mission Chardikala account, a fundraising initiative for flood victims, stating that the government was diverting funds to the 'Rangla Punjab' account. He questioned why a separate fund is being promoted when every state has an established chief minister's relief fund to deal with natural calamities. Singh said the contributions made to the CM relief fund are recordable, but funds sent to alternate accounts can easily be diverted and remain beyond transparency.

Union Bank donates Rs.2 crore to Punjab

Union Bank of India has contributed Rs.2 crore to the Char...