US EditionRahul Gandhi Slams India-US Trade Deal: Claims Farmers and Exporters Cheated
Rahul Gandhi warns the India-US trade deal grants Bangladesh zero tariffs conditional on US cotton imports, risking 5 crore Indian textile workers' livelihoods, he said in Parliament.
- On February 14, 2026, Rahul Gandhi, Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha and Congress MP, accused the India–U.S. interim trade deal of cheating cotton farmers and exporters in a post on X.
- Gandhi argued that tariff comparisons show Indian garments face an 18% tariff while Bangladesh gets zero per cent tariff conditioned on importing American cotton, and India must import US cotton for similar benefits.
- Gandhi warned that 5 crore families employed by the textile industry will be hit by the zero per cent tariff for Bangladesh and 18 per cent for India, and Bangladesh may reduce or stop importing cotton from India.
- Responding, government ministers denied wrongdoing and defended the deal, with BJP MP Nishikant Dubey calling Gandhi a 'mahamurkh' LoP and citing an 11% import duty to protect cotton farmers.
- Gandhi framed the deal as a trap and questioned why the conditional Bangladesh benefit was not disclosed, calling for a government that protects both cotton farmers and textile exporters.
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Govt. cheating cotton farmers, textile exporters over tariffs in India-U.S. deal: Rahul
In a social media post, he said the Modi government has neither protected the interests of cotton farmers nor that of textile exporters as a ‘visionary government’ would have negotiated a deal that protected both and ensured prosperity for both the sectors
Rahul Gandhi Slams India-US Trade Deal: Claims Farmers and Exporters Cheated
Rahul Gandhi accuses the Indian government of harming cotton farmers and textile exporters due to the India-US trade deal. He highlights the 18% tariff on Indian garments and the zero percent benefit given to Bangladesh as unjust, predicting severe repercussions for both sectors.
"Never seen such 'mahamurkh' LoP in this country": Nishikant Dubey slams Rahul Gandhi over India-US trade deal remarks
"I have never seen such a 'mahamurkh' LoP in this country. To protect cotton farmers, for the last 8 years, PM Modi has put in place 11% import duty. After the farmers are safeguarded, how the textile sector is to be freed and made competitive because we are competing with Vietnam - incentive is being given for this," Dubey told ANI.
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