Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Friday sharply rebutted Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's criticism of the India-US trade deal, accusing him of spreading "stage-managed", "artificial" and "baseless" narratives and attempting to mislead Indian farmers.
The Lok Sabha will reconvene on March 9 after a three-week recess. The Rajya Sabha was also adjourned and is scheduled to meet again on March 9 after a three-week recess.
"In today's meeting in Parliament with the delegation from farmers' unions, their concerns were clearly evident. Farmers struggling with inflation, rising costs, and uncertainty over MSP are now being left unprepared to face foreign crops backed by massive subsidies and mechanical might,"
Speaking to ANI here, Dalal said, "When a deal wasn't being done with the US, the Opposition used to shout for signing the deal. Now that a good deal has been signed, which is in favour of the country and farmers, they are trying to create a narrative. The LoP runs away from the Parliamen
In a high-intensity meeting at his Parliament office, Leader of Opposition (LoP) Rahul Gandhi hosted a diverse delegation representing 17 major farmer unions from across India on Friday to discuss the India-US interim trade deal.
he Indian stock market on Friday closed in the red as the benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty declined over 1 per cent. The indices were dragged by heavy selling in information technology (IT) shares.
"What farmer issue? Lies, like Rafale. Spreading confusion among the people. The thing that the country's Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said and Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal said that there will be no tampering with the interests of the farmers. These people just want to sp
"We had our parliamentary party meeting yesterday, and we are very clear about how we would take up this issue, the US trade deal and the farmers' issue, inside and outside Parliament. Rahul Gandhi is very committed to the cause of the farmers," Eden told ANI.
Union Minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday hit out at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, calling him a "habitual liar" and accusing him of misleading farmers with what he termed a "fake narrative" regarding the recent trade agreement with the United States.
US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor on Thursday met Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri, highlighting the "many opportunities" for bilateral cooperation between the two countries following the conclusion of the framework for the India-US interim trade agreement.