India, Feb. 22 -- Even as the United States Supreme Court declared the tariff imposed by President Donald Trump illegal, the Congress on Saturday demanded that the BJP-led central government immediately put the Indo-US interim trade framework on hold.

Briefing reporters at the party's old headquarters, Congress General Secretary in-charge of communications Jairam Ramesh said, "We demand that in view of the US Supreme Court's decision on tariff, the Modi government should immediately put the Indo-US framework of interim agreement on hold."

He added: "Use the clause in the joint statement and renegotiate the deal to eliminate liberalisation of imports in agriculture."

The Congress leader said the government must categorically state that ...