Political rhetoric regarding the India-US trade agreement has intensified. Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal termed the allegations of Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi as baseless and misleading and said that this agreement completely protects the interests of farmers.
Piyush Goyal said, ‘Rahul Gandhi is a habitual liar. In a video released today, he has broken all records of lying and making baseless allegations. They are misleading our farmers with their false statements and trying to provoke them.
PM Modi always kept the interests of farmers paramount: Goyal
In a statement issued on social media platform According to Goyal, this agreement will increase agricultural exports, increase demand and farmers will get better prices.
He clarified that under this agreement, US duty on Indian exports has been reduced from 50 percent to 18 percent, while dairy and other sensitive agricultural sectors have been kept out of it. Earlier, Rahul Gandhi had alleged that this agreement is against food security and the interests of farmers. He said that the government has opened the agricultural market under American pressure.
Rahul Gandhi is a liar: Shivraj Singh Chouhan
Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan also criticized Rahul Gandhi’s allegations and said that the interests of farmers are completely protected in the agreement. He said, ‘Rahul Gandhi is a liar and has nothing to do with the interests of farmers. They constantly speak against the interests of the nation. He has broken all records of lying. They want to mislead the nation.
According to a joint statement by India and the US, this agreement was reached after negotiations lasting from February 2025, under which India will benefit from lower US duties on textiles, leather, chemicals, plastics, handicrafts and some machinery products, while India will cut duties on some US industrial and select agricultural products.
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