New Delhi, Feb. 7 -- Samajwadi Party National Secretary and MP, Rajeev Rai, on Saturday slammed the Centre over the framework of the India-US trade agreement, calling it a "compromise on the country's dignity."

In an X post, Rai alleged that the framework agreed upon by India and the US will lead to "destruction of farmers".

"The joint declaration of the United States and India has been issued. This is not just a compromise on our interests, but also a compromise on the country's dignity. The destruction of farmers has been written into it. India will impose no tax on many American agricultural products and other goods, but the United States will continue to charge 18 per cent tax on goods from India. Until now, weak governments used to...