India, Sept. 11 -- The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Wednesday escalated its attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the relief package announced by him for flood-hit Punjab, questioning the norms for the utilisation of disaster management funds.

The ruling party's charge was led by state unit president Aman Arora and finance minister Harpal Singh Cheema, who described the Prime Minister's visit to the state's flood-affected areas as a political performance rather than a genuine effort to help.

Arora, while calling the Rs.1,600-crore relief package "paltry", said that the Prime Minister spoke of Rs.12,000 crore in the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) as if it is a blank cheque for the state.

The AAP leader claimed that this was a del...