Bathinda, May 11 -- Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Sunday termed the recent terror incidents in Punjab as attempts to tarnish the image of the proactive Aam Aadmi Party government.

Addressing a public gathering at Sahib Chand village in Muktsar district, Mann said Punjab was passing through a sensitive phase and battling a "hostile environment" created by the Centre and Pakistan.

"The Union government is putting restrictions on various activities initiated by the Punjab government. Fund allocations of the state have been withheld by the Centre on flimsy grounds," he said.

The chief minister's remarks come in the backdrop of three explosions in the state within 10 days, including incidents near key infrastructure and military ar...