CHANDIGARH: BJP Punjab chief Sunil Jakhar celebrated the Union Budget as embodying Guru Ravidas Maharaj’s equality ideals, terming it a bedrock for ‘Viksit Bharat@2047.’
Jakhar told journalists that AAP and Congress’s economic illiteracy prevented them from appreciating its essence. PM Modi explicitly noted Sunday that Punjab hubs like Jalandhar, Amritsar, Ludhiana, Hoshiarpur, Moga, and Firozpur will see boosted development.
He grilled CM Mann: Where’s evidence of PM meetings for Punjab’s asks? Mann’s ‘zero gains’ narrative is false. Punjab’s pre-budget input? Just a borrowing limit plea, no real demands.
This PM-led budget supercharges equality and development. Modi’s Dera Ballan speech detailed Punjab wins, but Mann, fearing Kejriwal, skipped meetings, defying norms.
State plans could unlock crop diversification funds; fisheries, livestock, subsidies are funded. ‘Khelo India’ favors Jalandhar sports gear. India-EU pact boosts Punjab MSMEs, textiles, sports.