As soon as Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal explained the details of the India-United States bilateral trade agreement, the Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) demanded his immediate resignation. Leaders of apple and cotton growers said any relaxation to the import of cotton will be disastrous for States such as Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Maharashtra and Gujarat.
Piyush Goyal lost moral authority to continue as Minister, says Samyukt Kisan Morcha
Talking to reporters at a press conference on Saturday (February 7, 2026), the leaders of SKM said the framework for the interim agreement on U.S.-India trade is a total surrender before the multinational giants of U.S. agriculture sector. Particularly citing the inclusion of dried distillers’ grains (DDGs), red sorghum for animal feed, tree nuts, fresh and processed fruit, soybean oil, wine and spirits, and additional products in the joint statement, the SKM leaders said control of the animal feed market will be completely monopolised by U.S. companies.
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SKM leaders urged farmers to join protest demonstrations on February 12 and support the general strike of workers as a “befitting reply to the anti-people Modi government”.
