SAD again slams AAP over PDC
In a statement, SAD president Sukhbir Singh Badal said, "AAP convener Arvind Kejriwal is trying to run Punjab like East India Company."
Badal stated said AAP high command was taking over the state's governance by forming PDC and burdening the state's treasury by hiring outsiders at salaries ranging from Rs 3.3 lakh per month for advisors to Rs 2.65 lakh per month for digital/communication officers. He said PDC was running departments of
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