Chandigarh, March 10 -- Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday criticised the Centre over the proposed India-US trade arrangement, alleging that the agreement could severely affect agriculture in Punjab and put farmers in the state at a disadvantage.

Speaking to ANI after addressing a session in the Punjab Assembly, the Chief Minister claimed that the proposed deal could allow the import of American agricultural products such as soy meal for animal and poultry feed, which he said would make it difficult for local farmers to compete with large-scale farming in the United States.

"Today in the Punjab Assembly, we discussed the Indo-US treaty - a secret agreement that is being finalised - which will have a dangerous impact on Punja...