Chandigarh, March 10 -- Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann launched a fierce critique against Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the fourth day of the budget session in the Punjab Vidhan Sabha on Tuesday.

Addressing the House during a discussion on the India-US trade deal, the Chief Minister alleged that the Prime Minister was presenting orders from US President Trump as bilateral "deals." Taking a sharp jibe at the Prime Minister's background, Mann remarked that while the PM claimed to have sold tea, he has ended up "selling the country."The Chief Minister dismissed the central government's claims of India's growing global influence, stating that while the PM talks about the country's fame ringing like a "bell" (Danka) across the world,...