A stern warning echoes from Chandigarh: the India-US trade deal could annihilate Indian agriculture, says AAP’s Kuldeep Dhaliwal, who branded it a catastrophic blow to farmers nationwide.
Dhaliwal’s broadside hit BJP hard, targeting Sunil Jakhar’s endorsement as either misguided or malicious concealment of harms to vulnerable farmers.
By prioritizing US access, the deal undermines local agriculture, inviting subsidized imports that dwarf Indian yields in cost.
Debunking silence accusations, Dhaliwal affirmed AAP’s 10-day protest streak. He decried the info blackout – Trump’s posts first alerted India, bypassing officialdom and Modi’s parliamentary no-shows.
Agriculture’s prominence in Trump’s rhetoric screams impact. US sorghum (global 75% producer) would bury Maharashtra’s parched fields lacking MSP. Corn, grains, dairy floods threaten Punjab-Haryana-UP belts.
Cotton, almonds, walnuts, apples from America – J&K, Himachal growers obliterated. An all-out assault on India’s farm diversity.
Dhaliwal envisioned mass ruin: crops unsold, debts mounting, suicides rising. ‘This pact trades our food security for illusions,’ he thundered.
AAP commits to frontline defense, mobilizing against a deal that endangers millions, urging policy reversal to preserve agrarian India.