Kharge, Rahul, to meet Congress leaders from five States and J&K on February 20 to plan strategy against India-U.S. trade deal

Seeking to summation unit connected the Narendra Modi Government regarding the interim Indo-U.S. commercialized agreement, the Congress has planned a gathering of leaders from 5 States and a Union Territory with enactment president Mallikarjun Kharge and Leader of the Opposition successful the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi connected February 20 to illustration its governmental strategy.

Leaders from Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Himachal Pradesh, and Jammu and Kashmir volition conscionable Mr. Gandhi and Mr. Kharge to sermon the fallout of the commercialized woody connected farmers successful these regions.

The locations were shortlisted connected the ground of the cultivation crops, fruits, and nuts grown determination and the imaginable interaction of the statement connected them, a root said.

“We are already moving a crushed run against the Modi Government for scrapping the MGNREGA (Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act). Now, we volition adhd this too,” a elder Congress person said, adding, “We won’t fto disconnected the authorities connected this deal.”

The enactment has accused the authorities of “surrendering” the interests of India’s farmers, vigor security, and integer and information autonomy. To amplify its stance, erstwhile Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, Sachin Pilot, and others volition clasp outreach programmes and property conferences connected Wednesday and Thursday, followed by the gathering betwixt Mr. Kharge, Mr. Gandhi, and the State leaders.

“National involvement cannot beryllium mortgaged nether the guise of a commercialized deal,” Congress wide caput Randeep Surjewala had said connected Monday (February 17, 2026).

He alleged that the February 6 model statement opened the doorway to duty-free imports of American cultivation and nutrient products, which, helium said, would “devastate” the livelihoods of crores of farmers.

He warned that imports of maize, sorghum, soyabean, cotton, and processed foods could depress home prices.

Further, helium said effect and seed growers successful Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Jammu and Kashmir, and different regions could look terrible unit if U.S. nutrient entered tariff-free.