New Delhi, Jan. 30 -- Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Friday launched a sharp attack on the Congress party over its approach to trade agreements, accusing it of endangering India's economic interests by pushing for free trade arrangements involving China.

In an interview with ANI, Goyal criticised the Congress leadership for supporting India's entry into the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), calling it a "grave mistake" that could have put the country at risk.

"The Congress party's track record is that bad. Friends like Jairam Ramesh and parties like the Congress were pushing India to enter into an FTA with China. I want to ask them directly: How did you even think of letting India enter RCEP, whic...