Congress MLA from Phagwara, Balwinder Singh Dhaliwal, on Monday criticised the recent amendment to the Punjab Improvement Trust Act, describing it as “disastrous” for the state. He warned that the move would undermine local development projects, reduce financial transparency and open new avenues for corruption.

Dhaliwal alleged that the amendment empowers the government to sell properties belonging to various cities and divert the proceeds at its discretion, even though these assets were originally earmarked for future development needs. “Improvement Trusts were set up precisely for this purpose. If they are left without their own funds, how will they carry out urban improvements?” he asked.

Citing Mohali as an example, the legislator said that hundreds of crores raised by the Greater Mo

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