Finance Minister misinforming Parliament on WTO to justify sellout India-U.S. deal: Anand Sharma

Anand Sharma, former Commerce Minister, criticized Nirmala Sitharaman, the current Finance Minister, for misleading Parliament about India's stance at the 2013 WTO Ministerial Conference in Bali. Sharma accused Sitharaman of deliberately misinforming the nation to justify a trade deal with the US and falsely claiming that the UPA government "sold out" India's food security rights. Sharma argued that India successfully secured public stockholding for food security at the Bali meeting, despite opposition from developed nations. He also refuted Sitharaman's claim that the agreement was a temporary peace clause, stating it was a permanent solution that protected India's right to food security under the WTO Dispute Settlement Understanding.