Rs. 45 lakh spent by AAP government in Punjab for election campaign in Gujarat

Aam Aadmi Party's Punjab Government had to pay a bill of Rs.45 Lakh for Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann's campaign in Gujarat which was held on 1-3 April, reported by media.

After assuming office in March month the AAP CM of from Panjab Bhagwant Mann along with party chief and Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal - had gone to launch the party's election campaign in the Gujarat state, as the elections in the state are due in December this year.

The civil aviation department issued a bill of Rs 45 Lakhs to Punjab government for an aircraft that was taken on rent for Mann's visit for parties election campaign.

The revelation came after an RTI was filed in the matter. The response to the RTI, filed by Bhatinda resident Harmilap Singh Grewal, said that the Punjab government received a bill of Rs 44,85,967 for the trip.

Another similar trip was made to Himachal Pradesh on April 6. However, no information is available on the April 6 trip.

Harmilap Singh Grewal said that Bhagwant Mann is the same person who used to mock former Chief Minister Charanjit Sing Channi for use of helicopters even inside Punjab. However, Mann is now indulged in the same practice. He also said that the visit-in-question was completely private to promote the party. It was nowhere related to Punjab's welfare in any manner.