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MP accuses Centre of not releasing GST arrears, blocking state’s developmentTribune News ServicePatiala, November 16Patiala MP Preneet Kaur on Saturday accused the Central Government of hampering the development of the state. She claimed that the Centre hasn’t released Rs 20,000 crore GST to the state. Preneet said instead of giving any financial relief to the cash-strapped Punjab Government, the Cente didn’t even provide the GST amount to the state. People of Punjab, in fact, have been betrayed by the Central Government, she added. However, she lauded the state government for giving Rs 19.09 crore to 29,343 small and marginal farmers, who refrained from burning paddy straw, as compensation..