Rahul Gandhi's policy is to lie loudly, repeat it: Amit Shah

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday asserted that in FTA and trade deals, the interests of farmers and fishermen have been fully secured and slammed top Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for misleading them with 'lies'. Addressing a BJP rally in Puduchery's Karaikal, Shah alleged that Gandhi, the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, "has started a new tradition of telling lies daily." "Its Rahul Gandhi's policy to lie, lie loudly, repeat it. But people have identified your lie manufacturing factory," he said.He charged that farmers' interests were "sold off" during the UPA regime headed by the late Manmohan Singh.

Modi Ji gave 100% protection to farmers, fishermen, and cattle herders in free trade agreements. There are no takers for Rahul Gandhi's manufactured lies. pic.twitter.com/yAiIYP1r2z

— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) February 14, 2026

Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal also slammed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi saying he "lacks understanding economy."The Congress is frustrated. It has no other scheme or solution except spreading misinformation and fabricated claims. It does not have any point to criticise us. They are trying to mislead our farmers by spreading wrong and false information," he said. When immature people come into politics, allegations of such level are made, he said in a further attack on Rahul Gandhi over the latter's criticism of the Indo-US trade deal with regards to cotton cultivation and the textile sector.

#WATCH | Mumbai, Maharashtra: On Lok Sabha LoP and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, Union Minister Piyush Goyal says, "They have no plan other than to create confusion... They don't even have any issue to criticise us, except lies and deceit. They confuse our farmers by telling lies… pic.twitter.com/DfRfrzGUZ6

— ANI (@ANI) February 14, 2026

The Union minister also noted that the European Union procures around Rs 22-23 lakh crore worth of goods from India, adding that textile products would be exported at zero duty to markets such as the EU, New Zealand, and the UK. "The US produces around 480 million pounds bales of cotton every year, which is valued at Rs 1.25 lakh crore. It cannot damage the interests of India's cotton growers. The US exports around Rs 45,000 crore worth of cotton. In my guess, India's one region produces more cotton than that," the minister said.