Trade deal with U.S. will hurt Indian farmers, govt wants to destroy agri sector: Kharge
Mallikarjun Kharge, Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha, criticized the India-U.S. trade deal, alleging it will harm Indian farmers and destroy the country's agriculture sector. Brooke Rollins, U.S. Agriculture Secretary, stated that the deal will benefit American farmers by exporting farm products to India at zero tariff. Kharge expressed his concern that the deal was announced without prior notification from the Indian government, calling it an insult to Parliament and suggesting the deal is detrimental to Indian farmers.
4 FEB 2026
— The Hindu
The Samyukt Kisan Morcha accused the Indian government of misleading farmers by contradicting U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins' statements regarding the Indo-U.S. trade deal.
— The Hindu
Congress members criticized Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal's statement on the India-U.S. trade agreement for lacking concrete details and raising concerns about potential negative impacts on Indian farmers.
5 FEB 2026
— The Hindu
India-U.S. trade deal: Likely to finalise and sign joint statement in ‘four to five days’, Piyush Goyal says
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