Patiala, Feb. 2 -- Farm unions in the state have slammed the budget presented by Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman. In the absence of special budget allocation for legalising minimum support price (MSP) and waiving farmers' loans, the unions are doubting the intention of the Centre before the scheduled talk with them on February 14.

The farm unions criticised Sitharaman for keeping mum over the implementation of one of the main recommendations of the National Commission on Farmers (NCF) whereby MSPs should be 50% more than the comprehensive cost of production.

Farmer leader Abhimanyu Kohar of Samyukta Kisan Union (non-political) claimed that farmers were dejected with the Union Budget as the real issues concerning the farmer com...