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State debt-ridden under AAP: Bajwa

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The Leader of Opposition Partap Singh Bajwa accused the AAP government of turning Punjab into a debt-ridden state in just 2.5 years of its tenure.

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“The Mandi Board has been running from pillar to post to raise loans from several banks. Some banks have already shown reluctance to provide loans,” he added.

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Bajwa said the Mandi Board had now opted for a loan from the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) at 8.3 per cent to repair rural roads.

“The Punjab Government is in a knee-deep financial crisis only because of mismanagement and inefficiency of the AAP cabinet,” said Bajwa.

He said the Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann-led AAP government had already hiked Motor Vehicles Tax, VAT on petrol and diesel and collector rates in the recent past.

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