Government can file FIR or move Privilege Motion, I will stand with farmers: Rahul Gandhi on criticism of U.S. trade deal

Leader of Opposition successful the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi connected Thursday (February 12, 2026) said the authorities could record cases oregon determination a Privilege Motion against him, but helium would proceed to basal with farmers, arsenic helium accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of being “anti-farmer” and of “selling” the state done the India-U.S. interim commercialized deal.

“I basal with the farmers and won’t backmost an inch,” Mr. Gandhi said successful a video that helium posted connected his X handle.

Earlier successful the day, Opposition leaders including Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge protested wrong the Parliament analyzable against the commercialized woody arsenic good arsenic expressed solidarity with the wide onslaught called by labour unions and farmers’ association.

MPs from Samajwadi Party, DMK and Left parties besides took portion successful the protestation extracurricular Makar Dwar of Parliament.

‘Chokehold connected PM’

In a video connection posted online, Mr. Gandhi launched a crisp onslaught connected the authorities implicit the agreement, alleging that determination was a “chokehold” connected the Prime Minister and that his “reins” were successful the hands of U.S. President Donald Trump.

“FIR is filed, a lawsuit is registered, oregon a Privilege Motion is brought — I volition combat for the farmers,” helium said successful an X station successful Hindi on with the video, adding: “Any commercialized woody that takes distant the farmers’ livelihood oregon weakens the country’s nutrient information is anti-farmer. We volition not fto the anti-farmer Modi authorities compromise connected the interests of the nutrient providers.”

In the video, Mr. Gandhi said farmers were the instauration of the country.

“The Congress fought for nutrient information and Narendra Modi has betrayed our nutrient information and our farmers. By striking a woody with the U.S., helium has sold cotton, soybean, pome and effect farmers. For years, foreigners person been trying to seizure our agriculture market,” helium said, adding that Mr. Modi had opened the doors for them.

“This is the truth, helium (Modi) besides knows this. He has done this arsenic determination is simply a chokehold connected his neck. Narendra Modi’s reins are successful the hands of Donald Trump,” helium claimed.

Mr. Gandhi claimed that “maize, cotton, soybean and effect farmers are lone the beginning” and alleged that the Prime Minister would unfastened the full agriculture marketplace to “friends similar Adani, Ambani and overseas powers.”

He besides criticised the differences prevailing betwixt Indian and American farming systems. “American farmers person farmlands that are successful acres, it is each mechanised and the authorities gives them subsidy. On the different hand, the farms owned by our farmers are small, they don’t get MSP and determination is nary mechanisation,” helium said.

‘Will not budge an inch’

“Put cases against me, maltreatment me, bash immoderate you want, record a Privilege Motion, it does not substance to me… Do immoderate you want, I americium lasting with the farmers. I volition not budge adjacent an inch,” Mr. Gandhi said doubling down connected his stance.

“Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge ji, me, and the full Congress are lasting with the farmers. We volition not fto this injustice happen,” helium added.

Mr. Gandhi alleged that the agreement, which helium said progressive removing “non-tariff barriers” connected American cultivation products, posed a nonstop menace to India’s nutrient information and farmers’ livelihoods. He said tiny farmers would not beryllium capable to vie with subsidised and mechanised American agriculture.

“We volition combat from the streets to Parliament, successful each village, connected each level — protecting India’s farmers and the nation’s nutrient security,” helium said.