Lucknow, Feb. 3 -- Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) senior leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh launched a scathing attack on the central government, stating that the Narendra Modi government has entered into a trade deal under pressure from the United States, which will cripple the country's farmers and directly burden the common people with inflation.

He termed it a "decision that mortgages the country's self-respect."In a statement issued by the party on Tuesday, Sanjay Singh said that the details of this agreement came to light not from the Indian government, but from a tweet by the US President, which shows that important economic decisions for India are now being made in Washington.

He alleged that the way has been opened to buy oil from the...