India, July 24 -- The Congress on Thursday took a swipe at the Narendra Modi government ahead of the signing of the India-UK free trade agreement (FTA), saying what India needs is the announcement of "another and more effective FTA - Fugitive Transfer Agreement" from that country.

In a post on X, Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh said "three stars of the Modi Model of bhagodanomics are still waiting for their ghar wapsi -Vijay Mallya, Nirav Modi, and Lalit Modi." There may well be others too."

"The India-UK FTA (Free Trade Agreement) will be signed today in London in the presence of Prime Minister Modi," Ramesh said on X. "What India needs from the UK is the announcement of another and more effective FTA ...