‘Nothing for Farmers’: Punjab Ignored in Union Budget, Say Experts, Farm Bodies

‘Nothing for farmers’: Punjab ignored in Union Budget, say experts, farm bodies

Economist RS Ghuman said he found “nothing in the budget for Punjab”, despite the state facing an acute agrarian and financial crisis

Farmer body terms Union Budget ‘disappointing, far from reality’

Kurukshetra: The Bharatiya Kisan Union (Charuni) criticised the Union Budget 2026-27 presented by the central govt on Sunday, terming it anti-farmer, .

Union Budget 2026: Parties, farmers rue absence of relief for Punjab, agriculture - The Tribune

Only BJP's Punjab unit backs proposals.

Punjab 'completely ignored' in Union budget yet again: Finance Minister Cheema

Chandigarh, Feb 2 (PTI) Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema on Monday alleged the BJP-led Centre of "completely ignoring" the state's needs in the Union Budget.There is no mention of Punjab anywhere in the budget and no reference to the long-pending rural development fund (RDF) of Rs 8,500 crore that is legitimately due to the state, Cheema said.Calling the budget "anti-farmer, anti-education and anti-health”, the finance minister said t…

Budget 2026 Fails Punjab Once Again: Bhagwant Mann

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) have launched a sharp offensive against the Central Government, labeling the Union Budget 2026–27 a “betrayal” of Punjab. The CM accused the Centre of persistent “step-motherly treatment,” pointing out that the state was not mentioned even once during Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s 85-minute speech. The Punjab government had earlier sought a special fiscal package of…

‘न MSP का रोडमैप, न बाढ़ पीड़ितों के लिए राहत…,’ बजट पर पंजाब के नेताओं ने जताई निराशा, घोषणाओं को किसानों के लिए बताया धोखा

केंद्रीय वित्त मंत्री निर्मला सीतारमण की ओर से पेश किए गए बजट को लेकर पंजाब के मंत्रियों ने कड़ी निंदा की है. मुख्यमंत्री भगवंत मान ने कहा कि केंद्रीय बजट एक बार फिर पंजाब की उम्मीदों पर खरा नहीं उतरा है. उन्होंने कहा कि बजट में किसानों के लिए एमएसपी की कोई गारंटी नहीं है,