Chandigarh, April 21 -- Punjab Congress president Amarinder Singh Raja Warring on Sunday slammed the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) for what he said were the state tax department's 'arm-twisting' tactics.

In a statement released on Sunday, Warring alleged finance minister Harpal Singh Cheema had directed all 250 excise and taxation officers (ETO) of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) wing to carry out at least four raids each in a month.

Warring added that the ETOs were asked to collect at least Rs.8 lakhs from each raid. The Ludhiana MP pointed out that this translates to 1,000 raids with Rs.80 crore in penalties every month, leading to collection of Rs.960 crore annually.

He said the state government, already at the verge of bankruptcy, has now...