Neeraj BaliChandigarh, June 17 -- A fresh political controversy has erupted in Punjab over party donations, with Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor Arvind Kejriwal accusing the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of using central agencies to allegedly pressure businessmen for contributions, while the BJP countered by claiming that donation figures reflect growing dissatisfaction with the AAP government among the state's business community.
The war of words began after Kejriwal, in a post on social media platform X, questioned how a party with only two MLAs in Punjab could receive donations worth Rs 60 crore from traders and industrialists, while the ruling AAP, despite enjoying a majority government in the state, received only Rs 70 lakh in ...