BJP’s lies exposed: AAP Govt makes SDRF data public

Published on: 12 Sep 2025 at 12:44 PM

Published by: Fact News

The Fact News Service

Chandigarh, September 12

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Punjab today strongly countered the false propaganda being spread by BJP leaders over the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) and released the actual official figures to the people of Punjab.

In a statement, Punjab Cabinet Minister Harpal Singh Cheema condemned the BJP for deliberately misleading the public on disaster relief funds. He said, “BJP leaders have been shamelessly peddling lies to defame the AAP government. The truth is now before the people, and every single rupee received and spent from SDRF is in the public domain. Unlike BJP, which thrives on deceit and diversion, we believe in transparency and accountability.”

Cheema presented the complete breakup of funds received by the Punjab Government from the Government of India under SDRF and the amount spent by the state since April 1, 2022:
2022-23: ₹208 crore received, ₹61 crore spent
2023-24: ₹645 crore received, ₹420 crore spent
2024-25: ₹488 crore received, ₹27 crore spent
2025-26: ₹241 crore received, ₹140 crore spent

From April 1, 2022, to September 10, 2025, the Punjab Government received a total of ₹1582 crore from the Government of India under the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF). Out of this, ₹649 crore has already been spent on various relief and rehabilitation works across the state, while the remaining SDRF Balances are being used for ongoing and upcoming relief operations to ensure timely assistance to flood-affected people.

Cheema hit back hard at the BJP leaders, saying, “Those who never stood for Punjab and its rights have no moral right to question us. They have been running a malicious campaign, hiding the real facts, and misleading the people in times of crisis just to score political points. This is not just irresponsible, it is shameful, even by BJP’s standards.”

Cheema challenged BJP Punjab leaders to stop their malicious campaign and answer why the Centre has been withholding thousands of crores of Punjab’s legitimate dues under various heads while trying to create a false narrative about SDRF.