Karnal, March 3 -- Terming the 2026-27 budget as anti-farmer and anti-rural, Bharatiya Kisan Union's state president Rattan Mann said that it was away from the ground reality. He said the government made no concrete and clear provisions for increasing farmers' income, remunerative crop prices, loan waivers or expanding irrigation facilities. He further mentioned that the compensation process for farmers affected by natural disasters should be simple. "The shortcomings in the crop insurance scheme should be addressed. Claims should be paid within the stipulated timeframe," he said while criticising the state for broken roads and canal cleaning. Meanwhile, All India Kisan Sabha's (AIKS) state committee said no subsidy was announced on key agricultural inputs, such as fertilisers, seeds, pesticides, etc. "Thousands of farmers are burdened with debt, yet the budget makes no mention of loan waiver or a comprehensive interest-free credit scheme. There is no discussion on promoting cooperative farming under government protection," Sumit Singh from the AIKS said....