Chandigarh, Feb. 27 -- After the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) reports unfolded the alleged misdeeds of the previous Aam Aadmi Party government in Delhi, the Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in Punjab Assembly, Partap Singh Bajwa urged the CAG to initiate a similar probe in Punjab.

"As per the CAG report, the Delhi government incurred a loss of Rs 2,002 crore because of alleged irregularities in formulating and implementing the excise policy in the AAP regime in 2021-22. The CAG report also revealed that the AAP government's spending on advertising campaigns surged by 1,200 per cent between 2018 and 2022," Bajwa said.

Senior Congress Leader Bajwa said that it is pertinent to mention that the AAP replicated Delhi's Excise policy in...