Jalandhar, Sept. 13 -- The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) state president Sunil Jakhar challenged Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann to clarify his stance on the Rs.12,000 crore in the state disaster response force (SDRF).

Addressing the press conference in Jalandhar on Friday, Jakhar, who was accompanied by Union minister of state for railways, Ravneet Bittu, said CM Mann has been claiming that Rs.1,500 crore has been received by the Punjab government under SDRF.

"On the other hand, Punjab chief secretary KAP Sinha asserted that there is an entry of Rs.12,000 crore in the SDRF, and cabinet minister Hardeep Singh Mundian seconded Sinha and said there is availability of Rs.12,128 crore with the state to deal with disasters. Instead of own...