Rahul calls India-US trade deal a surrender
Continuing his offensive against the Government over the interim India-US trade agreement, Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, on Saturday said that the deal signed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi will destroy the Indian textile industry.
In a video statement, Rahul Gandhi said that a Government working for national interest would have negotiated a deal that protects and ensures the prosperity of both cotton farmers and textile exporters. “But exactly the opposite has happened. Narendra ‘surrender’ Modi and his ministers have made an agreement that is likely to inflict deep damage on both sectors,” he said.
“18 per cent Tariff vs 0 per cent - Let me explain how the Prime Minister and his cabinet are spreading confusion on this issue. And how they are cheating India’s cotton farmers and textile exporters through the India-US trade deal,” he said in a video posted on social media.
“If we import American cotton, our own farmers will be ruined. If we don’t import it, our textile industry will lag behind and get destroyed,” he added. He further posted that the textile industry and cotton farming are the backbone of livelihood in India, and that livelihoods of crores of people depend on these sectors.
Attacking these sectors means pushing millions of families into the pit of unemployment and economic crisis, Rahul claimed in his video message.
