Rahul Gandhi Accuses Modi Government of ‘Selling India’ During Union Budget Debate

Rahul Gandhi Accuses Modi Government of ‘Selling India’ During Union Budget Debate

Rahul Gandhi Accuses Modi Government of ‘Selling India’ During Union Budget Debate Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Monday launched a fierce attack on the Modi government during the ongoing discussion on the Union Budget 2026–27 , accusing it of “selling India’s strategic and economic interests” through what he described as a hurried and opaque trade framework with the United States. Speaking on the eleventh day of the Budget Session in the Lok Sabha, Gandhi alleged that the interim U.S.–India trade understanding compromises India’s long-term sovereignty in key areas such as digital trade, data localisation, and digital taxation. Allegations on Trade and Digital Sovereignty Rahul Gandhi claimed that the proposed framework weakens India’s ability to regulate its own digital economy, arguing that control over data and taxation of global tech giants is central to national security and economic independence. “You cannot cal…