Ludhiana, June 13 -- Union minister of petroleum and natural gas Hardeep Singh Puri on Thursday accused the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Punjab of isolating the state from national development by failing to implement key central schemes.

Puri, who was in Ludhiana to campaign for Bharatiya Janata Party's Ludhiana West bypoll candidate Jiwan Gupta, cited Ayushman Bharat scheme as a "glaring example of how people of Punjab were being denied basic benefits available in other states".

"States that cooperate with the Centre's policies are witnessing robust development. Sadly, Punjab is not among them," he said.

Puri also raised concerns on Punjab's law and order situation, and termed the Bhagwant Mann government's war on drugs as a "h...