Congress leader Kumari Selja on Sunday backed Congress MP and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi's critique of the India-US interim trade agreement in the first phase of the 2026 Budget Session. Speaking to ANI, she said that BJP leaders fled Parliament when Rahul Gandhi spoke
The Kisan Mazdoor Morcha (KMM) termed the proposed India-US agriculture trade understanding a "death deal for the farm sector" and announced plans to intensify protests across Punjab and beyond at a meeting held at Kisan Bhawan in Chandigarh on Sunday.
In an 'X' post, Gandhi asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi about the meaning of importing Distillers Dried Grains (DDG) crops from the US. He said that this means Indian cattle would be fed distillers' grain made from Genetically Modified (GM) American corn, and questioned whether it would
BJP leader CR Kesavan on Sunday criticised Congress MP and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, stating that his "devious" attempts to mislead the farmers will go in vain, amid the opposition's backlash at the India-US interim trade deal.
"The question is very clear: America has directly told Bangladesh in its deal that if Bangladesh buys cotton from America, it will have to pay 0% tariff, and if it buys from India, it will have to pay a very high tariff. Bangladesh has also announced that it will no longer buy cotton from
A fierce political row erupted between BJP MP Nishikant Dubey and Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Saturday over the India-US interim trade agreement. The row centres on the agreement's impact on India's massive textile sector and its millions of cotton farmers.
Speaking to reporters, Pal specifically condemned the statements and allegations made by Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi against the Centre, calling them "low-level and baseless."
"I have never seen such a 'mahamurkh' LoP in this country. To protect cotton farmers, for the last 8 years, PM Modi has put in place 11% import duty. After the farmers are safeguarded, how the textile sector is to be freed and made competitive because we are competing with Vietnam - incen
Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal on Saturday reiterated that India too would get zero export duty access for garments for which cotton yarn is imported from the US, similar to Bangladesh.
Union Minister Piyush Goyal, while talking tothe media, said, "To this day, I still fail to understand how such a foolish person like Rahul Gandhi has been appointed the Leader of the Opposition. The Congress party is unable to grasp that a person with no understanding of economics, with
In an 'X' post while replying to Rahul Gandhi, Singh explained that India could not have secured a more balanced and better trade arrangement, asserting that the trade deal is designedholistically to support industry growth while safeguarding the interests of Indian farmers.
BJP MP Nishikant Dubey on Saturday challenged Congress MP and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi over his allegations regarding the India-US interim trade agreement, which Gandhi said would hurt India's cotton farmers and textile exporters.