Chandigarh, Sept. 23 -- Punjab Leader of Opposition Partap Singh Bajwa on Tuesday wrote a letter to Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and claimed discrepancies in figures regarding the availability of funds under the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) for flood relief operations.

Bajwa highlighted the discrepancy between figures announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and those reported by Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema.

He urged Sitharaman to provide a clear and verified account.

"While announcing a grant of RS 1,600 crore, the Prime Minister categorically stated that nearly Rs 12,000 crore were available with the State Government under accumulated SDRF balances from 2010 to 202...