New Delhi, Feb. 7 -- Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh on Saturday slammed the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA government, alleging that the Centre has agreed to US monitoring of India's import of Russian oil as part of the interim framework agreement of the trade deal.

In a post on X, Jairam Ramesh said, "The US will now monitor whether India is importing oil from Russia or not. If the US decides India has imported Russian oil directly or indirectly, the extra 25% tariff penalty is back. This is truly extraordinary. And the Modi govt has accepted it!!"

Congress MP Manish Tewari also asked the government to clarify its position on the White House's statement, announcing the elimination of the additional tariffs imposed on In...