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Indian Opposition MPs Protest “Surrender” Trade Deal with US

Opposition Members of Parliament in India staged a high-profile protest at the Parliament’s “Makar Dwar” on Thursday, February 12, 2026, fiercely opposing the recently announced India-US interim trade agreement. Carrying banners with slogans like “Trap Deal” and “Narender Surrender,” leaders from the INDIA bloc, including Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi, accused the government of compromising national sovereignty and harming the interests of local farmers to appease the Trump administration.
The controversy centers on claims of a massive tariff disparity. Opposition lawmakers alleged that while the deal eliminates or drastically reduces duties on American industrial and agricultural goods, Indian exports will still face an 18% tax in the US market—a figure they argue is a six-fold jump from previous levels for certain sectors.
Rahul Gandhi, speaking in the Lok Sabha, called the agreement a “wholesale surrender,” claiming it hands over India’s digital data and energy security to the United States. He specifically questioned the government’s commitment to purchase $500 billion worth of US products over five years, asserting it would wipe out India’s current $45 billion trade surplus and plunge the country into a $13 billion deficit in the first year alone.

Outside the legislative halls, the political tension has spilled onto the streets, coinciding with a nationwide protest called by the Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) and other farm unions.

These groups argue that allowing duty-free access for American farm products—such as soybean oil and animal feed—threatens the livelihoods of millions of small-scale Indian farmers. While Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal has defended the pact as a “historic” move that protects sensitive dairy and grain sectors while opening up a $30 trillion market, the opposition remains unconvinced, demanding a full parliamentary debate and the withdrawal of provisions they deem “anti-national.”

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