New Delhi, Feb. 18 -- Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) MP John Brittas has claimed that many Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders are not happy with the Interim Trade Agreement between India and the United States and alleged that the government has followed "dictates of the United States".

In an interview with ANI, Brittas blamed the treasury benches for frequent disruptions and prolonged stalemates in Parliament, saying the government wants to have to have "its way" as also "its say".

"Many BJP leaders are unhappy with the deal...see this great country, which we claim to be the mother of democracy, has gone by the dictates of the United States," he said.

"Now somebody is saying that zero per cent versus 18 per cent is the norm...