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Union Home Minister Amit Shah connected Sunday (February 15, 2026) accused the Congress and its person Rahul Gandhi of spreading "lies" and misleading farmers implicit India's commercialized pacts with the U.S., U.K. and the EU, asserting the authorities has afloat safeguarded the country's agriculture and dairy sectors.
He termed arsenic "laughable" the Opposition party's allegations that commercialized agreements would harm Indian farmers.
"I consciousness similar laughing erstwhile Congress's Shahzada Rahul Gandhi stands successful Parliament and talks astir protecting farmers. The Congress has a agelong past of misleading the state and present they are spreading lies astir commercialized deals," Mr. Shah said.
Mr. Shah was addressing a gathering successful Gandhinagar aft launching India's archetypal Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC)-based Public Distribution System.
He asserted that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his authorities had ensured afloat extortion of farmers' interests successful each agreement.
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"I privation to guarantee the farmers, cattle-rearers and fishermen of this state that successful each commercialized woody signed with the European Union, England and America, Narendra Modi has safeguarded your interests completely. There is nary request to worry," helium said.
Referring to the Congress's disapproval that the agreements would destruct India's dairy sector, Mr. Shah said Rahul Gandhi is spreading a prevarication that PM Modi has finished India's dairy assemblage by signing these deals.
"We are the radical who expanded the dairy sector, not weakened it. In each the agreements, afloat extortion has been fixed to dairy (sector)," the Union Minister said.
Mr. Shah challenged Gandhi to statement the contented publicly.
"Rahul Gandhi ji, determine immoderate platform. Even the president of the BJP Yuva Morcha tin travel and statement with you connected who has harmed farmers and who has worked for their welfare," helium said.
Following a telephone speech betwixt Prime Minister Narendra Modi and U.S. President Donald Trump, some sides precocious announced a simplification of U.S. tariffs connected Indian goods to 18 per cent from 50%.
Last month, India and the European Union (EU) concluded negotiations for the projected escaped commercialized statement (FTA), which volition assistance boost two-way commerce and fortify economical ties betwixt the 2 sides, Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agrawal earlier said.
