New Delhi, Jan. 30 -- Union Minister Piyush Goyal lashed out at the Congress party over its handling of free trade agreements (FTAs), particularly with China.

Reacting to Jairam Ramesh's tweet on the India-EU FTA, Goyal used a colloquial phrase, "angoor khatte hain" (story of sour grapes), to describe Jairam Ramesh's reaction to the India-EU FTA. He stated that the party had failed to finalise the agreement, despite starting discussions in 2006 and launching them in 2007.

Goyal criticised Ramesh, saying that he is considered "anti-development" and had stalled the country's development journey as Environment Minister.

Minister Goyal demanded that the Congress party answer for its actions, asking how they could have put India's interests...