Ludhiana, July 9 -- An investment outreach hosted by Madhya Pradesh chief minister Mohan Yadav in Ludhiana, which saw Punjab-based industrialists pledging Rs.15,000 crore for projects in the central Indian state, has sparked sharp political reactions in Punjab.

Opposition leaders accused the AAP-led Punjab government of driving away investment by failing to provide a secure and conducive environment for industrial growth.

"What an irony @BhagwantMann Sahab," Punjab Congress chief Amarinder Singh Raja Warring posted on X.

"While you were celebrating the appointment of Punjab industry minister in Ludhiana, a Ludhiana industrialist himself elected recently in a by-election, the industrialists of Punjab, mostly from Ludhiana, were committi...