India, Feb. 15 -- Union home minister Amit Shah on Sunday accused Congress leader Rahul Gandhi of spreading "lies" and "misinformation" over India's trade negotiations with the United States (US), the European Union (EU), and the United Kingdom (UK), asserting that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has "safeguarded the interests" of farmers, dairy workers, cattle rearers and fishermen in the proposed agreements.

Shah, after inaugurating India's first Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC)-based Public Distribution System (PDS) at Mahatma Mandir in Gujarat's Gandhinagar, said, "The Opposition is misleading the country regarding the Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) with the European Union and the UK, and the trade deal with America."

He alleged that...