Kannur, Feb. 26 -- Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha and AICC leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday alleged that the US President Donald Trump used the Epstein files to pressure Prime Minister Narendra Modi into signing a trade deal that he claimed would "undermine the foundation of India".
Addressing a farmers convention at Thondiyil near Peravoor here, Rahul Gandhi termed the proposed India-US trade agreement a "Criminal act" that would open Indian markets to American agricultural products at the cost of domestic farmers.
He urged that while Indian farmers operate on small holdings with limited mechanisation, US farmers manage vast, highly mechanised farms, making competition unequal. "No Prime Minister should allow such a deal," he...