India, Jan. 9 -- The Bhagwant Mann-led AAP government's ambitious Mukh Mantri Sehat Yojana, aimed at providing Rs.10 lakh health insurance to every family in Punjab, has run into a political controversy following its postponement.

The delay has drawn sharp criticism from Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal, who accused chief minister Mann of squandering Rs.4,500 crore of state funds on "false advertisements".

Taking to social media, Badal claimed that while the government recently hailed the scheme as its "greatest achievement" through full-page newspaper advertisements, it has failed to deliver at the grassroots. He alleged that the government's focus on "Aam Aadmi Clinic dramas" and its friction with the Centre ove...