Are votebank politics draining state government coffers?

On Prime Time, a discussion on the ongoing debt crisis in the Punjab government and over allegations that vast amount of government properties have been mortgaged to banks. We ask whether the overwhelming numbers of social welfare schemes are too much for state governments to bear. Was there a financial mismanagement of the treasury? Punjab figures among the most debt stressed states in India after West Bengal, Kerala and Uttar Pradesh. (Audio in Hindi) Watch full video: http://khabar.ndtv.com/video/show/prime-time/prime-time-government-treasury-of-punjab-empty-394463?yt Download the NDTV news app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.july.ndtv&referrer=utm_source%3Dyoutubecards%26utm_medium%3Dcpc%26utm_campaign%3Dyoutube