Puri, Aug. 29 -- Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang on Friday stated that the US is attempting to bully India by imposing a 50 per cent tariff on Indian imports. He urged the people to follow Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "vocal for local" call.

"America is trying to bully India. PM Narendra Modi has said that we will not come under any pressure and work for the welfare of our people. The call given by the Prime Minister to go 'vocal for local' shall be followed," Tamang told reporters after his visit to Jagannath Temple in Puri, Odisha.

"I have been able to come here after many years and offer prayers. I prayed for the Lord to bless the people of Sikkim and the country. I want to thank the administration and temple trust," he sai...