Congress leader and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Friday said US tariffs are severely impacting India’s textile exporters, stressing the need for India to secure a trade deal with the United States (US) that prioritises Indian businesses and workers, news agency PTI reported.

50% US tariffs and uncertainty are badly hurting India’s textile exporters. Job losses, factory shutdowns and reduced orders are a reality of our ‘Dead Economy’.

Mr. Modi has offered no relief or even spoken about tariffs, even though more than 4.5 crore jobs and lakhs of… pic.twitter.com/5BcG3AZibg