Cong leader questions Centre over India-US trade deal
Former MP and Congress leader Brijendra Singh on Friday accused the BJP of disturbing the brotherhood and dividing people in the country.
Speaking to mediapersons, after leading the Sadbhav Yatra in Ambala City, Brijendra Singh said, “We have covered 51 Assembly constituencies so far and the objective behind the yatra is to strengthen the party’s base and it’s connect with the public. The BJP has been disturbing the brotherhood and the atmosphere of unity. Different issues like amendments in MGNREGA, pension, caste-based discrimination, Family ID, trade deal and jobs are being discussed with the people. In the India-US trade deal, it was clear that America has dictated its conditions and India hasn’t been able to give any reply to it.”
The yatra covered various locations, including Polytechnic Chowk, old civil hospital, Jagadhri Gate, Patel Road, Daal Bazaar, Sarafa Bazaar Chowk, Railway Road, cloth market, Agarsen Chowk, Manav Chowk, and the Congress Bhawan.
Singh was accompanied by his father and former Union Minister Birender Singh, Ambala Congress district president (urban) Pawan Aggarwal, Mithun Verma and other Congress leaders.
“We have been getting a positive response from the public and the Congress leaders, office-bearers and workers have started joining the yatra gradually. The party hasn’t been able to see success in the last three elections and there is a sense of despair among the people and the workers who want to see the Congress in a strong position. A section of the Congress workers which was inactive for nearly a decade has now rejoined the mainstream with this yatra,” he added.
He stated that several major incidents have occurred in the country in recent times, raising questions about the credibility of the Centre. “The government’s policies appear to indicate that the America is treating India not as an independent country but as its state. The deal is against the interests of farmers and that transparency has not been demonstrated in many important decisions, from the country’s data to economic policies. Such decisions could impact the country’s economic sovereignty,” he said.
He also expressed concern over the country’s energy security. He said that India imports a large portion of its energy needs from abroad, and therefore, it is not in the country’s interest to decide its oil procurement policy under pressure from any one country.
