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The India-U.S. commercialized deal volition wounded the interests of Indian farmers and the authorities wants to destruct the country's agriculture sector, Leader of Opposition successful Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge alleged connected Wednesday (February 4, 2026).
Participating successful the treatment connected Motion of Thanks to the President's code successful the Upper House, the Congress enactment president besides said it is an insult to the Indian Parliament that parliamentarians got to cognize astir the woody erstwhile it was successful league from U.S. President Donald Trump and not the government.
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Quoting U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins, helium said, "The caller U.S.-India woody volition export workplace products to India's monolithic markets, lifting prices and pumping currency into agrarian America."
"Meaning American farmers volition benefit," Mr. Kharge said, adding, "Tell us, are you (government) moving for the payment of farmers oregon are you against the farmers?"
Asserting that the woody volition wounded the interests of Indian farmers, helium alleged that the authorities wants to "destroy" Indian agriculture sector.
American imports volition travel astatine zero tariff and what India exports determination volition beryllium astatine 18%, helium lamented.
Raising the mode of the announcement of the India-U.S. commercialized deal, Mr. Kharge said that erstwhile Parliament was successful session, the parliamentarians got to cognize astir it from U.S. President Donald Trump and not from the Indian government.
"The information that parliamentarians came to cognize astir the India-U.S. commercialized woody from President Trump and not the authorities is an insult to Parliament," helium said, adding Mr. Trump is telling what India should bash and however to tally it from the U.S..
Indian farmers volition beryllium destroyed by this deal, helium added.
On Monday, Mr. Trump, successful a societal media post, announced that India and the U.S. agreed to a commercialized woody nether which Washington would bring down the reciprocal tariff connected Indian goods to 18% from the existent 25%, aft a telephone speech with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
