‘Why is PM Modi not giving an answer?': Rahul Gandhi hits out at Centre over Trump's ‘dead economy' remark on India
While speaking to reporters in the Parliament complex regarding Trump's dead economy remark, Rahul Gandhi said, 'He is right, everybody knows this except the prime minister and the finance minister, Everybody knows that the Indian economy is a dead economy. I am glad that President Trump has stated a fact.'
The Leader of Opposition further said, 'The main question is, Trump has claimed 30-32 times that he did a ceasefire. He also said that 5 Indian jets have fallen. Trump now says that he will impose 25% tariffs. Why is PM Modi not able to give an answer? What is the actual reason?
'PM Modi works only for one person- Adani. This (India-US trade) deal will take place, and PM Modi will do exactly what Trump says… The main issue sitting in front of India today is that the Govt has destroyed our economic, defence and foreign policy. They are running this country into the ground,' Gandhi said.
Attacking the Centre and speaking about EAM S Jaishankar's speech in the Parliament, the Congress leader said, 'The External Affairs Minister gives a speech that we have a genius foreign policy. On one hand, the US is abusing you and on the other hand China is after, and thirdly when you send delegations across the globe then no country condemns Pakistan. How are they running the country? They don't know how to run the country.'
A day after the US government announced 25 percent tariffs on imports from India, President Donald Trump called India and Russia 'dead economies', and said that he does not care about New Delhi's dealings with Moscow.
Trump posted on Truth Social, 'I don't care what India does with Russia. They can take their dead economies down together, for all I care. We have done very little business with India, their tariffs are too high, among the highest in the world. Likewise, Russia and the USA do almost no business together. Let's keep it that way.'
(With inputs from PTI)
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