Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge accused PM Narendra Modi of damaging India’s interests through his alliance with US President Donald Trump, calling him “an enemy of the nation.” He alleged the Modi-Trump friendship came at India’s cost.
Congress party chief Mallikarjun Kharge. File pic
Referring to the US tariff issue, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday stated that US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi could be friends, but alleged the latter has become “an enemy of the nation”.
Addressing reporters in Kalaburagi, the Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha said Modi and Trump could be good to each other because they sought votes for one another. Kharge claimed the Modi-Donald Trump alliance had come at India’s cost. “He (Trump) and Modi can be friends, but Modi has become an enemy of the nation. He spoiled the atmosphere,” he alleged. Commenting on the impact the US tariff had on India, Kharge charged, “Trump imposed a huge tariff. After a 50 per cent tariff, he destroyed our people”.
Narendra Modi
“You walk on your ideology and protect the people of the country, because the nation comes first and your friendship is secondary,” he insisted. On the revised GST rates, Kharge said the Congress would welcome any step that benefited the poor, but accused the BJP government of tormenting people for years.
“We raised this issue eight years ago. We said that if there were two slabs, that would benefit poor people, but they introduced four to five slabs and looted people. After the elections approached, they found some difficulties and revised the GST slabs,” he claimed. Kharge also referred to Modi’s earlier claim that “no one entered Indian territory” during the Chinese incursion, pointing out that “now Modi himself entered there in China.”
Kharge stressed that while the opposition stood united on issues of national interest, it would not allow Modi to misuse support. “We are one when it comes to the country. There is no doubt. But it doesn’t mean that since we are supporting you, you should do anything arbitrarily. We don’t believe in this,” he said. Kharge further accused Modi of damaging India’s international standing by openly aligning with Trump.
“He spoilt India’s position by saying, ‘Trump is my friend’ and ‘Phir Ek Baar Trump’,” Kharge said, adding that if India had continued its non-alignment policy, which it followed since independence, such a situation would not have arisen.
Kejriwal dares PM to impose 75% tariff on US
Aam Aadmi Party convener Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to “show some courage” and impose 75 per cent tariff on imports from the US in response to its 50 per cent tariff on Indian exports. At a press conference here, Kejriwal claimed the Centre’s decision to exempt 11 per cent duty on cotton imports from the US till December 31, 2025 would hurt the Indian cotton farmers. It will make the US farmers rich and Gujarat cultivators poor, he added. Kejriwal said, “We demand from the prime minister to show courage. America has imposed 50 per cent tariff on exports from India. You impose 75 per cent tariff on imports coming from America,” added Kejriwal.
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