The Congress on Saturday demanded that the India-US interim trade agreement be put on hold after the American Supreme Court struck down the sweeping global tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump. The BJP staged demonstrations outside Congress offices in several cities, showed black flags to Rahul in Maharashtra’s Thane, and exchanged brickbats with Congress workers at the latter’s office in Madhya Pradesh’s Indore. In Bhopal, Congress workers defended their office with lathis, and armed police were deployed to prevent a clash with the BJP members. Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge posted on X: “Why did the Modi Govt not wait for the US Supreme Court judgment on tariffs before rushing to fall into a TRAP DEAL, which extracted huge concessions from India? “Trump has also stated that nothing has changed for the Indo-US trade deal.

Source: The Telegraph February 21, 2026 23:18 UTC