Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday (23 March) attended the party’s ‘Tribal Rights Constitution Conference’ in Vadodara city of Gujarat. During this, he targeted the address given by Prime Minister Modi in the Parliament. He accused the Modi government of not having the necessary direction and strategy to deal with the current economic situation facing the country. The trade deal between India and the US was also targeted.
Questions raised on US trade deal
Rahul Gandhi said, for the first time in the India-US interim trade agreement, the country’s agriculture sector has been opened by the government for American products, this had never been done before. He further said, ‘India’s valuable data was sold to America. Taxes of American companies are waived, while the tax burden on you is increased. We have given a lot to America, but have taken nothing from them.
Narendra Modi just gave a 25-minute speech, but did not say a word against America.
Narendra Modi is 100% under Trump’s control.
:Leader of Opposition Shri @RahulGandhi pic.twitter.com/JrsgC66uoe
— Congress (@INCIndia) March 23, 2026
BJP targeted for using the word ‘forest dweller’
Rahul Gandhi said, BJP says that there has been development in the country, ‘I ask you who has developed here. Did this development happen due to the tribals who have been protecting this water, forest and land for centuries? He further said, BJP does not call you ‘tribal’ but ‘forest resident’. There is a deep conspiracy behind this. ‘Adivasi’ means the first owner of this land, but by calling you ‘forest dweller’ they just want to make you a resident of the forest, so that tomorrow when the forests are cut down, you will have no rights left and you will be forced to work as a labourer.
Demand for separate budget for tribals
Congress MP demanded a separate budget for tribals. He said, ‘We want a separate budget for tribals, high-quality schools and colleges for them. Our youth living in the jungle also need English and modern education. Our dream is that the names of tribal youth should be in the list of CEOs of tomorrow. Said, ‘BJP’s thinking is opposite to this. He alleged that BJP is destroying educational institutions by imposing the ideology of RSS, so that backward people and tribals do not get their rights. He further said, we will fight against hatred. We will provide the tribals their rights, water, forests, land and world class education. We will protect the country.