India, Aug. 13 -- Punjab has expanded its Mukh Mantri Tirath Yatra Yojna, with 15 buses carrying elderly pilgrims from five districts to Salasar Balaji, Shri Khatu Shyam, Haridwar, Rishikesh and Mathura-Vrindavan. AAP National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal and Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann flagged off the buses in Hoshiarpur on Wednesday and reviewed arrangements.

Kejriwal said more than four lakh pilgrims had travelled under the scheme. People aged 50 years and above can undertake the pilgrimage, with up to two members from a family eligible to travel. The government will provide AC sleeper bus travel, accommodation and food free of cost.

"People do not need to spend anything. The Bhagwant Mann Government will bear all the expenses for...