Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Sunday asserted the India-US trade deal has been reached through constructive dialogue, with complete safeguard to the agriculture sector in which interests of domestic farmers are paramount for the government. Key agricultural products vital to Indian farmers have been excluded from the agreement, he said.
Hitting out at the Congress over its allegations that it was a surrender, Chouhan said there was no ‘saudebaazi’ (bargaining) in the deal and it has been reached in the the best interests of the country. Briefing media in Bhopal at his residence, which was broadcast live, he said: “No product that would cause even the slightest harm to Indian farmers has been included in this agreement.”
