Rahul Gandhi on the rates of Donald Trump: 'will ruin the Indian economy completely'

April 03, 2025 03:23 PM IST Rahul Gandhi also criticized the center for celebrating the 75th anniversary of diplomatic ties between India and China. The leader of the opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi said on Thursday that the reciprocal tariffs or import duties imposed by US President Donald Trump will “completely ruin the Indian economy. Lok Sabha Lop and Congress MP Rahul Gahi on Parliament’s premises in New -Delhi Wednesday. (Ani) He also claimed that China took more than 4,000 square kilometers of Indian area and demanded answers from the government on these issues. “Our ally has suddenly decided to impose a 26 percent tariff, which will completely ruin our economy – our automotive industry, pharmaceutical industry and agriculture are all in line,” Rahul Gandhi said. “… what are you doing to our country, and what will you do about the rate that our ally imposed on us?” Donald Trump announced new reciprocal rates on several countries, including India, on Wednesday, saying that the US was “looted, raped, raped by other countries. While the US announcement calls 26% as the tariff levied on India, other documents, including those received by the ministry, show that the rate is actually 27%. Read also | Trump tariffs put pressure on Indian industries, but domestic demand could mitigate the blow the Indian government said he was carefully investigating the implications of Trump’s announcement. The Ministry of Commerce said it was busy with all stakeholders, including Indian industry and exporters, and took feedback on their assessment of the rates and assessing the situation with a view to the vision of a developed India. Rahul Gandhi in China, who spoke in the Lok Sabha on Thursday, criticized Gandhi the Narendra Modi-led government for celebrating the 75th anniversary of diplomatic ties between India and China. “China sits at 4000 square kilometers from our area. I was shocked some time to see that our foreign secretary (Vikram Misri) cut a cake with the Chinese ambassador. The question is – what exactly happens to this area of ​​4,000 square km that China took?” According to the PTI, the former president of the congress asked. Read also | New -delhi, Beijing, worked on the plan to stabilize bilateral ties. He also referred to the Galwan incident in 2020, saying that 20 Jawans was tortured. ‘There is a celebration that takes place over their martyrdom by cutting a cake. We are not against normality, but there must be status quo before it. We must get our country back. ‘ Gandhi also expressed concern about the gaps of communication between the ruling NDA government and the opposition, Ani reported. “It came to my notice that the Prime Minister and the President wrote to the Chinese. It is the Chinese ambassador who informs us about this, not our own people,” he said. Furthermore, Gandhi, who contrasts the congress’s position with the BJP and the RSS, said: ‘Someone once asked Indira Gandhi Ji in the case of foreign policy whether she leans left or right. She replied that she is an Indian and she stands directly … The BJP and RSS have another philosophy; When asked to lead to their culture, they are their heads to every foreigner. (Input from ani, pti)