New Delhi, Feb. 7 -- Congress MP Jairam Ramesh on Saturday said that the Opposition parties will discuss the India-US trade deal framework in the Parliament during the ongoing Budget Session.

Speaking to ANI, Jairam Ramesh called the India-US joint statement a tactic to divert attention from the 2020 standoff with China, which was flagged by the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, in Parliament.

He said, "Rahul Gandhi raised the issue of a standoff with China in Ladakh, which took place in June 2020. The Prime Minister was afraid. The next day 10 am in the morning, he (US President Trump) tweeted that 'I am writing at the Prime Minister's request to inform you that a joint statement is coming soon.' The first announ...