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Congress person Rahul Gandhi connected Saturday (February 14, 2026) accused the authorities of cheating fabric farmers and textile exporters successful the state implicit the India-U.S. interim commercialized deal and said the statement is apt to inflict heavy harm connected some sectors.
In a station connected X, helium said the authorities has neither protected the interests of fabric farmers nor that of textile exporters arsenic a “visionary government” would person negotiated a woody that protected some and ensured prosperity for some the sectors.
“18% tariff vs 0% — fto maine explicate however the Prime Minister and his Cabinet are spreading disorder connected this issue. And however they are cheating India’s fabric farmers and textile exporters done the India-U.S. commercialized deal,” helium said successful his post.
Mr. Gandhi said Bangladesh is being fixed payment of zero tariff connected garment exports to the U.S. — the lone information is that they import American cotton.
“After the announcement of 18% tariff connected Indian garments, erstwhile I raised the question successful Parliament astir the peculiar concession being fixed to Bangladesh, the reply from a Minister of the Modi authorities was: ‘If we besides privation the aforesaid benefit, we volition person to import fabric from America’. Why was this information hidden from the state till now? And what benignant of argumentation is this? Is this truly immoderate benignant of prime — oregon is it a trap designed to propulsion america into a ‘well successful front, ditch behind’ situation,” helium asked.
The Leader of Opposition successful Lok Sabha said: “If we import American cotton, our ain farmers volition beryllium ruined. If we don’t import it, our textile manufacture volition lag down and get destroyed.” And now, helium claimed, Bangladesh is besides giving signals that it whitethorn trim oregon adjacent halt importing fabric from India.
Backbone of livelihood
The textile manufacture and fabric farming are the backbone of livelihood successful India, helium noted, adding that crores of people's regular breadstuff beryllium connected these precise sectors. Attacking these sectors means pushing millions of families into the pit of unemployment and economical crisis, Mr. Gandhi claimed.
“A visionary authorities that thinks successful the nationalist involvement would person negotiated a woody that protects and ensures the prosperity of some fabric farmers and textile exporters. But precisely the other has happened — Narendra 'Surrender' Modi and his Ministers person made an statement that is apt to inflict heavy harm connected some sectors,” helium said successful his post.
