Ludhiana, June 10 -- Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal on Monday condemned the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government for "selling government bonds to finance the acquisition of 24,000 acres of fertile farm land" adjoining the city. Terming the exercise as needless, he alleged that the government was doing so to fill its own coffers.

He said the move was a multi-hundred crore scam. While talking to newsmen here, the SAD president said, "While the taxpayer will pay exorbitant interest on the Rs.1,000 crore being borrowed to fund the land acquisition, the AAP will use the acquisition process to make money. It is promising change of land use in back dates to property dealers and land sharks in exchange for bribes."

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