The Punjab government has drew the Opposition's ire for donating Rs 1 crore to a private school in hill town Sanawar in neighbouring state Himachal Pradesh.The Congress hit out at the state government over its decision to divert the funds meant for state developmental programme to Lawrence School in Sanawar. The opposition party alleged that the money was given to an elite school which already has ample funds.Ironically, Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal is an alumnus of the school. He was also the chief guest of the three-day celebrations organised to mark 165 years of the school.Lawrence Sanawar boasts of a rich alumni list, including Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah along with several other top politicians and bureaucrats.The Congress launched a scathing attack on the deputy chief minister for the misuse of funds meant for poor schools, calling it "grossly illegitimate".However, the government gave a bizarre reaction to defend its decision. In a statement, it said that the Opposition's criticism exposed its parochial mindset. It said that Lawrence School was under government of India and it had a secretary of human resource development department as the chairperson of its governing body.The government also said that the Congress was making wild allegations to stay in news after losing the assembly elections recently.