Kalaburagi, Sept. 7 -- Congress National President, Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday alleged US President Donald Trump's "pressure is mounting" and the Union Government made the Goods and Service Tax reforms when the elections are close.

He also criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi following the US tariffs imposed by the Trump administration on the Indian exports.

"... They are doing this now when the elections are close, and Trump's pressure is mounting. These people kept saying that China was not allowed to infiltrate into the country, and now PM Modi himself went and met them... If we are supporting them, that doesn't mean they can make arbitrary decisions... We have been practising a non-aligned policy since the time of Jawaharlal Ne...