Witnessing betrayal of Indian farmers in name of U.S. trade deal: Rahul Gandhi

Rahul Gandhi criticizes the India-U.S. trade deal, claiming it betrays farmers and threatens India's agricultural independence.

Upping the ante against the government over the India-U.S. interim trade deal, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday (February 15, 2026) posed a string of questions to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and alleged that "we are witnessing a betrayal" of Indian farmers.

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Mr. Gandhi, who has been attacking the government and accusing it of a sell-out through the deal, said this issue concerns the future and asked whether India is allowing another country to gain a long-term hold over India's agriculture industry.

"In the name of a U.S. trade deal, we are witnessing a betrayal of Indian farmers," the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha said in his post in Hindi on X.

Posing questions to the Prime Minister, Mr. Gandhi asked what it means to import Dried Distillers' Grains (DDG). "Does it mean that Indian cattle will be fed distillers' grains made from GM American corn? Won't this effectively make our milk products dependent on the US agricultural industry?" he questioned.

Mr. Gandhi further inquired that if India allows the import of GM soy oil, what would its implications be on soy farmers in Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, and across the country? "How will they withstand another price shock?" he asked.