Punjab’s AAP has sounded the alarm on the India-US trade agreement, with spokesperson Kuldeep Dhaliwal warning it will dismantle India’s farm sector piece by piece.
Dhaliwal minced no words: the pact is anti-national, designed to flood markets with cheap, subsidized US produce at the expense of Indian tillers. BJP’s Sunil Jakhar’s praise draws ire – is it naivety or cover-up?
Since its unveil 10 days back, AAP has relentlessly opposed it, countering BJP’s false narratives of inaction. The real scandal? Indians learned of it from Trump’s social media, not their own PM, who stonewalled Parliament.
US farm lobby’s fingerprints are everywhere, with Trump’s ‘agriculture’ nods underscoring the threat. Our unsubsidized farmers can’t match America’s bounty.
Dhaliwal zeroed in on sorghum: US dominates 75%, versus India’s fragile Maharashtra output sans solid MSP. Add US corn, grains, dairy – Punjab, Haryana, Karnataka, Maharashtra, UP farmers doomed.
Cotton growers face US-subsidized bales; J&K’s almonds, walnuts crushed by imports; Himachal’s apple industry battles cheap US fruit. Dairy heartlands next.
This unequal battle erodes self-reliance, spikes unemployment, deepens poverty. Dhaliwal called it a ‘death knell’ for swadeshi farming.
AAP pledges unwavering resistance, rallying farmers to protect their livelihoods from this predatory deal that favors corporates over the soil-bound masses.