Sunil Jakhar Hails Union Budget as Pro-Punjab, Cites Guru Ravidas Inspiration

Overview

• Punjab BJP president Sunil Jakhar, speaking in Chandigarh on February 2, called the 2026–27 Union Budget a step toward a developed India aligned with Guru Ravidas’ egalitarian ideals.
• Referencing the Prime Minister, he said Jalandhar, Amritsar, Ludhiana, Hoshiarpur, Moga and Ferozepur were identified for accelerated development under the Budget.
• He alleged Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann avoided meeting the Prime Minister and wrongly claimed Punjab got nothing; he also said the state finance minister sought only a higher borrowing limit at pre-Budget consultations.
• Highlighting sectoral measures, he cited a Rs 1.70 lakh crore fertiliser subsidy from which Punjab draws a large share and procurement outlays that he said reach the state’s farmers.
• He said Punjab stands to benefit from Khelo India-linked sports goods manufacturing in Jalandhar, an EU trade pact aiding MSMEs and textiles, proposed textile parks, women’s hostels and trauma centres, and increased direct funding to panchayats aimed at job creation.