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Rahul Gandhi on India-U.S. trade deal: Answer to 'abject surrender' lies in ‘grips, chokes’ placed on PM Modi

Rahul Gandhi criticized the deal for risking India's farmers, textile industry, and data sovereignty, claiming it increases U.S. imports by $100 billion without fair returns.

  • On Friday , Rahul Gandhi attacked the interim U.S. trade deal in Parliament, calling it an abject surrender where India gives much but appears to get little.
  • Pointing to unreleased files, he alleged 'Three million files not released' and named Hardeep Puri, Anil Ambani, and the prime minister in those files.
  • Gandhi warned the pact will harm Indian farmers and textile industry and said India’s data is being handed to American companies for a pittance, risking becoming a data colony.
  • The Congress party called the trade deal an ordeal, with Jairam Ramesh saying waiting 18 days would have protected sovereignty, while Trump insisted 'the India deal is on,' at a White House news conference.
  • Using a Jiu-Jitsu analogy, Gandhi asked why Prime Minister Narendra Modi ensured President Trump announced the India-US trade deal on February 2, implying the timing merits scrutiny.
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Kharge's allegation - Government trapped in Trump's trap deal, snatched huge concessions from India Rahul Gandhi-PM Modi, (Aaj Samaj), New Delhi: The opposition has again attacked the Modi government over the US tariff deal. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday accused PM Modi of compromise. He said that his betrayal has now been exposed. He claimed that the PM will surrender again in this trade agreement. Meanwhile, Congress President Malli…

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National Herald broke the news in on Friday, February 20, 2026.
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