Congress leader Rahul Gandhi slammed the Modi-led government for their poor handling of the India-US trade agreement. He said that the Interim Trade Agreement (ITA) will be detrimental to both the Indian farmers, especially cotton farmers and the textile industry. Rahul underlined how Bangladesh will have a competitive edge over India since it enjoys zero US tariffs, as it imports cotton from the US, as compared to 18% tariffs on garment exports to the US in India.