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“There is only way forward. India must be bold and put the deal on hold. The deal as it stands will be singularly disastrous for lakhs and lakhs of farmers across the country,” Ramesh said.
The remarks come a day after Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi alleged that the Indo-US interim trade deal was sealed “under pressure” and challenged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to scrap what he termed an “anti-farmer” agreement. His comments followed a ruling by the Supreme Court of the United States declaring President Donald Trump’s sweeping global tariffs illegal.
Addressing the ‘Kisan Mahachaupal’ rally in Bhopal on Tuesday, Gandhi described the agreement as “an arrow in the heart of farmers”.
“After the US Supreme Court ruling on the trade deal (global tariffs), I challenge PM Modi to scrap it if he has courage…but he won’t be able to do so,” Gandhi said.
Earlier this month, the US Supreme Court held that the tariffs imposed by the president on multiple countries were unlawful, ruling that he had exceeded his authority in introducing the sweeping levies.
With PTI inputs