Chandigarh, July 3 -- Bathinda Member of Parliament and Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Harsimrat Kaur Badal on Thursday alleged that the AAP government in Punjab was making false claims about GST collection rising in the state, while it was actually sliding. In a message posted on X, she wrote, "You (finance minister Harpal Singh Cheema) claim that Punjab's GST collection has excelled in the first quarter of (financial year) 2026-27 but the official year-on-year data tells a different story. Punjab's GST collection fell from Rs.2,366 crore in May 2025 to Rs.2,252 in May 2026, a drop of Rs.114 cror." Her statement came a day after Cheema shared that the state had registered a growth of 24.45% in GST collection in the first quarter of the current financial year, climbing to Rs.7,833.45 crore against Rs.6,294.57 crore in the corresponding period of the previous financial year. htc...