'Betrayed the country': Rahul attacks PM Modi again over US trade deal

NEW DELHI: Congress person Rahul Gandhi connected Saturday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of having "betrayed the country" by entering into a commercialized statement with the United States, claiming the woody would adversely impact farmers and tiny businesses successful India.Gandhi made the remarks portion inaugurating the valedictory relation of the state-wide "Puthuyuga Yatra" led by Leader of the Opposition successful the Kerala Assembly, VD Satheesan."PM has fto the state down. He betrayed the country. I judge the Prime Minister betrayed the state by signing the US deal," Gandhi said.He alleged that mean citizens, peculiarly farmers and tiny concern owners, would yet carnivore the load of the agreement.

“No Prime Minister earlier him opened Indian agriculture to US agriculture,” helium said.Rahul said the introduction of ample and mechanised American cultivation corporations into the Indian marketplace would enactment tiny farmers nether terrible unit and could pb to "devastation" successful the cultivation sector.He further alleged that the country’s vigor assemblage had been compromised and claimed that US President Donald Trump had obtained Indian information done the agreement.

The Congress person besides alleged that Modi was controlled by Trump, adding that the main curate of Kerala was likewise controlled by Modi.During his address, Gandhi concisely referred to cricketer Sanju Samson, saying it was encouraging to cognize that the prima wicketkeeper-batsman who featured successful the T20 World Cup quarter-final comes from Thiruvananthapuram.The yatra, which began a period agone arsenic portion of the party’s run up of the upcoming Assembly elections, travelled crossed each districts of Kerala.Several leaders attended the event, including KPCC and AICC members specified arsenic Sachin Pilot and Deepa Dasmunshi, on with different leaders from the UDF alliance.Addressing the gathering, Satheesan described the yatra arsenic the astir meaningful acquisition of his governmental life.He said the UDF had presented a “charge sheet” against the LDF authorities during the people of the march.“Wherever the LDF authorities failed, the UDF volition elevate the state,” helium said.Satheesan added that the yatra helped the confederation stitchery nationalist feedback from crossed the state, which would beryllium utilized successful shaping policies for Kerala’s aboriginal development.He said the UDF intended to present a “neo-Kerala model” focused connected bully governance and solutions to the problems faced by mean citizens.“The Kerala authorities secretariat volition beryllium made the astir businesslike successful the country,” helium said.Satheesan besides promised greater accountability successful governance and reforms successful cardinal sectors including health, acquisition and employment.He added that circumstantial initiatives would beryllium undertaken to code the challenges faced by poorer sections of society.Expressing assurance astir the upcoming Assembly elections, Satheesan said the UDF would instrumentality to power.“UDF volition travel to powerfulness winning much than 100 seats,” helium said.