The Congress connected Saturday (September 20, 2025) cited the imposition of a $100,000 yearly interest by U.S. President Donald Trump connected H-1B visas for highly skilled workers to people Prime Minister Narendra Modi, accusing Mr. Modi of being a “weak PM”.
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, successful a station connected societal media level X, addressed Mr. Modi connected the issue. “Indians are pained by the instrumentality gifts you person received aft the day call. Birthday instrumentality gifts from your ‘Abki baar, Trump sarkar’ [this time, a Trump government] govt.!” Mr. Kharge said.
Highlighting the Trump administration’s caller moves, Mr. Kharge said the $100,000 yearly interest connected H-1B visas would deed Indian tech workers the hardest. Estimated losses of ₹2.17 lakh crore crossed 10 sectors were anticipated due to the fact that of the U.S. administration’s 50% tariff, and the Halting International Relocation of Employment (HIRE) Act targeting the outsourcing of Indian tech talent, the Congress person said.
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“Indian nationalist interests are supreme. Bear hugs, hollow slogans, concerts, and getting radical to chant ‘Modi, Modi’ is not overseas policy! Foreign argumentation is astir safeguarding our nationalist interests, keeping India first, and steering friendships with contented and balance. It cannot beryllium reduced to superficial bravado that risks undermining our semipermanent standing,” Mr. Kharge said.
The Leader of the Opposition successful the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi highlighted reports, connected societal media level X, that the H-1B visa interest hike would deed Indians hardest. “I repeat, India has a anemic PM,” Mr. Gandhi said.
The Congress’s Deputy Leader successful the Lok Sabha Gaurav Gogoi, successful different X post, said the determination would deed the aboriginal of the champion and brightest minds from India.
“I inactive retrieve the boldness of erstwhile PM Manmohan Singh erstwhile 1 IFS [Indian Foreign Service] woman diplomat was insulted successful the U.S. Now PM Modi’s penchant for strategical soundlessness and large optics has go a liability for the nationalist involvement of India and her citizens,” Mr. Gogoi said.
His Lok Sabha workfellow Manish Tewari said the U.S. was “deliberately turning the screws connected India”, and the H-1B visa interest hike was nary coincidence astatine all.
“If you look astatine it successful context, the premature ceasefire announcement by the U.S. astatine the instigation of Pakistan; subsequently, the felicitation and the feting of the Pakistani Army main successful the White House; followed by the 50% tariffs which person been imposed by the U.S.; and adjacent the Saudi-Pakistani defence concern won’t person happened without the tacit enactment and blessing of the U.S. So, successful a precise systematic manner, for reasons which are inexplicable, the U.S. is deliberately being belligerent towards India, and it does not augur good for India-U.S. relations,” Mr. Tewari said.
Congress person Pawan Khera tagged with media reports a 2017 station by Mr. Gandhi that the H-1B visa contented had not figured successful the talks betwixt Mr. Trump and Mr. Modi. “Eight years later, Rahul Gandhi is vindicated yet again,” Mr. Khera said.
“He called it retired backmost successful 2017 and thing has changed. India is inactive stuck with a anemic Prime Minister,” Mr. Khera added.
On Friday, Mr. Trump signed a proclamation that volition rise the interest for H1-B visas to a staggering $100,000 annually, the latest determination successful the American administration’s efforts to ace down connected immigration.
