AAP slams Centre over India-US trade deal
Chandigarh, Feb. 5 -- The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Wednesday slammed the BJP-led central government over the "trade deal" with the United States, claiming that agreement would destroy the agriculture economy of the country.
Addressing a press conference in Chandigarh, AAP's Punjab chief spokesperson Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had not shared the details of the deal, which were being revealed by US President Donald Trump on social media. "What deal has been struck behind closed doors, and why is it being hidden from the nation?" he asked. He claimed that the BJP is preparing to open India's markets for American agricultural goods at zero tax, calling it "surrender".
Dhaliwal asked BJP's Punjab leadership about their silence on the issue. "Punjab is a farming state. If this deal is implemented, what will happen to our wheat belt, our cotton belt, our dairy farmers, and our own fish markets?" he asked.
The Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) condemned Union commerce minister Piyush Goyal's claim that India's "sensitive sectors of agriculture and dairy have been excluded" from the proposed US-India trade deal.
In a statement, the SKM warned that the country would witness a repeat of the 2020-21 farmers' agitation if any agricultural or dairy products were included in the deal. The morcha alleged that the trade deal targets India's system of government procurement, MSP and agricultural subsidies....
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