Bhopal, March 12 -- Madhya Pradesh Congress Chief Jitu Patwari criticised the state budget for financial year 2025-26 presented in the Assembly on Wednesday, saying it is not a budget but a document to put the state in debt and corruption.

In a long post shared on X, the Congress leader accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led state government of using the budget as a tool to increase debt, institutionalize commission and strengthen corruption.

"This is not a budget, but a document to deep Madhya Pradesh in debt/corruption. The BJP government has once again given a deceptive budget to the people of Madhya Pradesh. There is no concrete plan for development in this budget, rather it has been prepared to increase debt, institutionalize...