Bhopal, Feb. 18 -- Madhya Pradesh Congress President Jitendra (Jitu) Patwari on Wednesday said that the state is undergoing a major economic crisis because the centre did not allocate the demanded Rs 50,000 crore in the previous financial year, leading the state to borrow approximately Rs 72,000 crore this year.

Speaking to ANI, the Patwari said the budget was hollow and that a realistic one should be presented.

"MP has a budget provision of approximately Rs 4.5 lakh crore... But we did not receive Rs 50,000 crore from the central government in the previous financial year. As a result, the MP government could not spend even 50% of the 2025-26 budget. This meant that the budget was false and hollow... Today, the MP government borrows Rs ...