Chandigarh, Feb. 3 -- Punjab BJP president Sunil Jakhar on Monday described the Union Budget as a strong foundation toward building a developed India.

Addressing a press conference, Jakhar called out the AAP and the Congress for their "lack" of economic understanding, claiming that they have "failed" to comprehend the true spirit of the Budget.

He said Prime Minister Narendra Modi mentioned yesterday that cities like Jalandhar, Amritsar, Ludhiana, Hoshiarpur, Moga, and Ferozepur would benefit from this budget, which will accelerate the development.

Jakhar questioned chief minister Bhagwant Singh Mann about when he last met the Prime Minister regarding Punjab's demands and claimed that Mann made factually incorrect claims that the state...