Chandigarh, Sept. 11 -- Punjab BJP president Sunil Jakhar on Wednesday accused the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government of misleading the central government by submitting inflated and contradictory figures to seek flood relief, alleging that the approach was not only irresponsible but also damaging to Punjab's credibility and its people. Addressing a press conference, Jakhar said while Punjab's chief secretary presented a damage estimate of Rs.13,289 crore to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, cabinet minister Hardeep Singh Mundian quoted a drastically higher figure of Rs.20,000 crore. "This arbitrary presentation of figures reflects the AAP government's irresponsible approach. Repeating the same lie doesn't make it true," Jakhar said. Despite what he termed an "exaggerated" portrayal of damages, Jakhar said the Prime Minister still approved Rs.1,600 crore in immediate relief, and assured that further assistance would follow based on detailed proposals and verified assessments. Jakhar further questioned the AAP government's demands for rural development funds. He said the state sought Rs.5,043 crore for flood-affected villages, while actual expenditure in 2022-23 across all 13,500 villages was only Rs.1,156 crore, and just Rs.778 crore so far in 2023-24. Similarly, he raised doubts over the state's demand for Rs.1,022 crore to repair rural roads, noting that the government recently claimed it would repair 8,000 km of roads with Rs.800 crore. Jakhar also challenged chief minister Bhagwant Mann's claim that the Centre owes Punjab Rs.60,000 crore. "If the state truly believes it is owed Rs.60,000 crore, why didn't Punjab's finance minister raise the issue during the GST Council meeting on September 3?" he asked....