Congress leader and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi addresses the ‘Kisan Mahachaupal’ in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh on February 24, 2026. Image: Still from a video posted on X/@RahulGandhi
Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday (24 February 2026) said Prime Minister Narendra Modi should scrap the India-US trade deal, which he said was against the interests of Indian farmers.
Addressing a ‘Kisan Mahachaupal’ farmers’ rally in Bhopal, Mr Gandhi compared the interim trade deal to an arrow piercing the hearts of Indian farmers.
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“After the US Supreme Court ruling on the trade deal, I urge PM Modi to scrap it… but he won’t be able to do that,” the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha said.
“The Indo-US trade deal is against the interests of our farmers and was done by Prime Minister Modi under pressure from US President Donald Trump over the Epstein files and to bail out industrialist Adani,” he said.
The Congress leader also accused PM Modi of agreeing to sign the Indo-US trade deal without taking Union ministers Rajnath Singh (Defence), Shivraj Singh Chouhan (Agriculture) and Nitin Gadkari (Road Transport and Highways) into confidence.
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“This is not a deal, but an arrow has struck the heart of the farmers,” Gandhi said.
He also alleged that through the trade deal, the prime minister has threatened the interests of India’s agriculture, data, textile and import sectors.
Gandhi said he was not allowed to speak in the Lok Sabha after the President’s speech.
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In the memoirs of former army chief General MM Naravane, the Congress leader said the decision to go to war was political and not military.
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, who was also present at the event, said the prime minister was a coward and added that the Indo-US trade deal showed the capitulation of the government.
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—Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) February 24, 2026
Published – 24 Feb 2026 17:18 IST
