Union Minister Piyush Goyal attacks Sonia Gandhi

New Delhi: Union Minister Piyush Goyal on Saturday targeted Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi for taking a dig at the Central government over the proposed Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) deal. Responding to the Congress leader’s attack, Goyal sought to know where was she when her government forced India to join RCEP negotiations with China. The Union Minister’s reaction came after Gandhi had said that signing of RCEP will result in “untold hardship” for farmers, shopkeepers, and small enterprises.

Her remarks came at a time when Prime Minister Narendra Modi is on a three-day visit to Bangkok, where he is scheduled to attend the 16th ASEAN-India Summit on November 3, and the 14th East Asia Summit and the Third RCEP Summit meeting on November 4. In a series of tweets, Goyal, Minister of Railways and Commerce and Industry, said that Sonia Gandhi has suddenly woken up to RCEP and free trade agreements (FTAs).

Goyal asked where was she when her government (UPA government) opened 74 percent of its market to ASEAN countries but richer countries like Indonesia opened only 50 percent for India. “Why did she not speak against giving larger concessions to richer countries,” he said. (IANS)

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