LUCKNOW, March 14 -- The leader of the opposition in the Lok Sabha and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi had surrendered before the US by accepting deals from President Donald Trump. He added that India's energy security has been handed over to the US, and "gas cylinders are not available."

"Today, decisions about whether India should buy oil from countries like Russia, Iran, or Iraq are being directed by the US. This is what Modi gave. Our taxes have gone up. India got zero from the US deal due to its financial structure, Epstein and Adani," he said.

Moving on to financial deals and explaining how the BJP has become the richest party, Rahul said: "The BJP became a rich party that developed a syste...