New Delhi, Feb. 3 -- Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday criticised the BJP-led Centre over the India-US trade deal.

He alleged that opening Indian markets to American agricultural products was a "betrayal" of nearly 70 per cent of the country's population that depends on farming for its livelihood.

The India-US trade deal reduces tariffs on Indian goods in the US to 18 per cent, while Washington has claimed the deal will help it export more agricultural products to New Delhi.

In a post on X, Yadav wrote, "BJP Strikes at 'Farmers' Again. BJP Government, Give Answers: What's the Pressure? Opening India's markets to American agricultural products and food grains is a betrayal of the 70% of our country's population that d...