DW BUREAU / Chandigarh The Punjab government on Monday appointed Aam Aadmi Party MP Raghav Chadha as the chairman of a temporary advisory panel -- a move that has evoked sharp reaction from the opposition parties.Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann cleared the file regarding Chadha's appointment as chairman of the advisory committee on Monday, said a spokesperson of the Chief Minister's Office (CMO). Rajya Sabha member Chadha, who is a chartered accountant by profession, is expected to play an essential role in financial planning and making Punjab a debt-free state, said the spokesperson. In a new role, Chadha will shoulder the responsibility of overseeing the conception and implementation of "pro-people" initiatives of the AAP government in Punjab and advise the government on matters related to finance. The AAP-led government had notified the committee a few days ago to much scepticism of the opposition parties, which questioned its legality. The temporary committee headed by a chairman and run through members will not be entitled to any compensation, remuneration, or perks, according to the notification. Punjab Congress chief Amrinder Singh Raja Warring on Monday slammed the Bhagwant Mann-led government, accusing him of ceding too much power to Chadha through the committee. Warring said appointing Chadha as chairman of the advisory panel is tantamount to making him the chief minister of Punjab. "Punjabis did not vote for this change. It seems @BhagwantMann ji has handed over the Punjab government on contract," Warring said in a tweet. Congress leader and Leader of Opposition in the Punjab Assembly Partap Singh Bajwa criticised the state government for appointing Chadha as the chairman of the advisory committee. "Like Sir Henry Lawrence foisted as the British Resident in Punjab in 1846 to control the Sikh Empire for an outsider, Raghav Chadha today has been appointed as the representative of the @AAPDelhi Durbaar in Punjab," Bajwa said in a tweet. "This move is nothing more than circumventing the peoples will and choice in Punjab and making the State a colonial outpost of @ArvindKejriwal ji. Absolutely uncalled for!" he said. The Shiromani Akali Dal also took a dig at the AAP-led government, saying the move put the "show manager Raghav Chadha formally on stage." "The Puppeteer, the puppet and puppetry. The Circus Master removes the curtain, putting the show manager @raghav chadha formally on stage. "De facto CM Chadha taking over formally as Controller General is no news for Pbis. They always knew who pulls the strings in @BhagwantMann puppet dance." (editor@dailyworld.in)