Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 03:06am on 25 Feb 2026,Wednesday Politics
The India-US trade deal sparked major political controversy at Congress' Kisan Maha Chaupal in Bhopal, with Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi launching a sharp attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Gandhi alleged the agreement was pushed through under American pressure, bypassing key Cabinet ministers including Rajnath Singh, Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Nitin Gadkari. He linked the deal to Donald Trump, the Epstein files, and Gautam Adani's legal troubles abroad. Gandhi warned that cheap US imports of soybean, cotton, maize and pulses would devastate Indian farmers and flood domestic markets. Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge echoed concerns, calling the deal fundamentally imbalanced and harmful to farmers, labourers and small businesses across India. (PC: PTI)
