Overview
- At a Congress-led Kisan Mahapanchayat in Bhopal, Rahul Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge launched a farmers’ campaign opposing the interim India–US framework.
- Gandhi urged cancellation of the pact, alleging it was cleared without Cabinet consultation and tying it to Epstein-related disclosures and a US case involving the Adani Group, claims reported without evidence in these accounts.
- Congress argues the agreement would invite cheaper American imports of soybean, cotton and maize and hurt textiles, pressuring farm incomes and small industries.
- Commerce minister Piyush Goyal rejected the allegations, said farmers’ interests are safeguarded, and accused Gandhi of spreading falsehoods at the behest of anti-India forces.
- The opposition is invoking a recent US Supreme Court ruling that struck down Trump’s global tariffs to question why India has not reconsidered the pact, with Gandhi renewing his challenge on Wednesday in a social media post.