Rahul Gandhi escalates attack on Centre over US trade deal: ‘Abuse me, file privilege motion, I will stand with farmers’

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi

• Rahul Gandhi accuses Modi of betraying farmers with US trade deal
• He says the deal endangers farmers and food security.
• Congress vows to oppose any anti-farmer trade agreements

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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday stepped up his attack at the central government over the India-US interim trade deal, saying Prime Minister Narendra Modi has betrayed the interest of the farmers.

Gandhi also alleged that there is a "chokehold" on Modi and his "reins" are in the hands of US President Donald Trump.

Taking to X, the leader of opposition in Lok Sabha shared a video statement, wherein he made a scathing attack on the government.

Along with the video, Gandhi wrote in Hindi, "FIR be registered, a case filed, or a privilege motion is brought -- I will fight for the farmers."

"Any trade deal that takes away the farmers' livelihood or weakens the country's food security is anti-farmer. We will not let the anti-farmer Modi government compromise on the interests of the food providers," he said.

In the video, Gandhi said farmers are the foundation of the country.

"The Congress fought for food security and Narendra Modi has betrayed our food security and our farmers. By striking a deal with the US, he has sold cotton, soya, apple and fruit farmers. Since years, foreigners have been trying to capture our agriculture market," Gandhi said, adding that Modi has opened the door for them.

"This is the truth, he (Modi) also knows this. He has done this as there is a chokehold on his neck. Narendra Modi's reins are in the hands of Donald Trump," he alleged.

"Maize, cotton, soya bean and fruit farmers is only the beginning. The whole country and the farmers know that Narendra Modi is anti-farmer," he claimed.

Gandhi said Modi earlier had brought the "black farm laws" and now he has opened the doors of the agriculture market for foreign powers.

"American farmers have farm lands that are in acres, it is all mechanised and the government gives them subsidy. On the other hand the farms of our farmers are small, they don't get MSP and there is no mechanisation," the former Congress chief said in the video.

FIR हो, मुकदमा दर्ज हो या Privilege प्रस्ताव लाएं - मैं किसानों के लिए लड़ूंगा। जो भी ट्रेड डील किसानों की रोज़ी-रोटी छीने या देश की खाद्य सुरक्षा को कमजोर करे, वह किसान-विरोधी है। अन्नदाताओं के हितों से किसान-विरोधी मोदी सरकार को समझौता नहीं करने देंगे। pic.twitter.com/gNVMEYFp3i

— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) February 12, 2026

"Narendra Modi has sold the country and its farmers. You put cases against me, abuse me. do whatever you want, file a privilege motion, it does not matter to me, I have spoken the truth in Parliament, you may not like it that is a different matter, but the country knows the truth. Do whatever you want, I am standing with the farmers. I will not budge even an inch," Gandhi asserted.

"Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge ji, me, and the whole Congress are standing with the farmers, we will not let this injustice happen," he said.