Barnala, Feb. 28 -- All India Congress Committee (AICC) president Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday accused the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Punjab of functioning as the "B-team" of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), while alleging that both parties had failed to address key issues facing the state.

Addressing the MNREGA Mazdoor Kisan Bachao Rally in Barnala, Kharge criticised the Centre over the interim India-US trade agreement, claiming it was "anti-farmers" and detrimental to sectors such as textiles and machinery. He alleged that the government had "surrendered" national interests before US President Donald Trump by opening Indian markets to American agricultural products, and questioned AAP's silence on the issue.

Raising concerns o...