Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal slammed Rahul Gandhi, the leader of Opposition, and his allegations on the India-US trade deal as “baseless” in his attempt to defend the yet-to-be-signed agreement between both countries. Releasing a serious video message shortly after midnight on Friday, Goyal called Gandhi a “habitual liar,” while asserting that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s official talks with US President Donald Trump had safeguarded the interests of the nation’s farmers.
Sharing the self-made video on X, Goyal claimed that the Congress leader had “broken all records of speaking falsehood” with the allegations he raised on the issue in a video released earlier. Severely hitting back at Gandhi, the commerce minister alleged that RaGa was seeking to mislead and provoke India’s farmers with “fake narrative.”
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“Rahul Gandhi is a habitual liar,” Goyal said in the video. “In a video released today, he has broken all records of speaking falsehood and made baseless allegations. He is misleading our farmers with fake narrative and trying to provoke them.”
Backing the Indian PM, the commerce minister continued, “Prime Minister Narendra Modi has always been empathetic towards our farmers. He has always put the interest of farmers first and taken all decisions to ensure their prosperity.”
“In the recent trade deal with the United States of America, the interests of farmers have been kept paramount and fully protected,” he added. Detailing some parameters of the agreement, he said, “All major crops of farmers, including wheat, rice millets, soya meal, corn, GM food products, spices, and potatoes have been fully safeguarded.”
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“We have also fully protected the interests of farmers producing major fruits, including apples. India’s doors have not been opened to dairy products or poultry. The truth is that many of our products, including basmati rice, fruits, spices, tea, marine products, and many more, will find new markets, increase our exports and boost farmer incomes. We have opened huge markets for cotton textile exports, which will increase the demand for cotton, benefiting our cotton farmers.”
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