New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- As the Union Budget 2025 is presented, leaders from Punjab and Madhya Pradesh raised concerns about key issues such as inflation, agriculture, and national debt.

Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema, speaking to ANI, congratulated Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman but also highlighted the state's specific needs.

"I congratulate Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman as she is going to present the budget today. When there was a pre-budget meeting in Jaisalmer, we made a memorandum and gave it to the Government of India and the Finance Minister," he said.

"We have demanded that a special package should be given to Punjab as it is an agrarian state and we need to diversify (crops). We have also deman...