The Congress on Wednesday (February 4, 2026) said the statement on the India–U.S. trade agreement made by Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal in Parliament lacked substance and clarity.
Agricultural, dairy sectors protected in India-U.S. trade deal: Piyush Goyal in Parliament
Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh described it as a “non-statement”, arguing that it offered no concrete details as negotiations were still under way.
“Piyush Goyal’s high-sounding claims go completely contrary to what the US President, the US Secretary of Agriculture, and the US Trade Representative have put out in their names on social media. It is 100% clear that Monday’s announcement of the deal at the urging of Prime Minister was for grabbing headlines—nothing more, nothing else,” Mr. Ramesh said in a post on X.
His Rajya Sabha colleague and Congress general secretary Randeep Singh Surjewala said it was “deeply disturbing” that details of the agreement were disclosed by U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer and White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt in television interviews, while the Indian government didn’t share in Parliament.
