Barnala: Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday cautioned Punjab Congress leaders over internal factionalism, stressing the need for teamwork to strengthen the party ahead of upcoming political battles.<\/p>\n
Addressing a rally in Barnala, Gandhi said, \u201cWork happens through teamwork. A single player cannot win the game. We have the entire team sitting here. I want to send a message \u2014 become team players, or you will be made to sit in reserve.\u201d<\/p>\n
He added that no individual is bigger than the party. \u201cNo matter how big you are, nobody is bigger than the Congress. If you don\u2019t function as a team player, I and Mallikarjun Kharge will set things right,\u201d he said, addressing senior leaders present at the rally.<\/p>\n
\u2018Strength lies with party workers\u2019<\/p>\n
Gandhi said the real strength of the Congress lies in its grassroots workers. \u201cWhatever happens in Punjab will happen with respect for our workers,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Targets PM Modi over US trade deal<\/p>\n
Gandhi also attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the India-US trade negotiations, alleging that the government had conceded key agricultural interests to the United States.<\/p>\n
Referring to US President Donald Trump, Gandhi claimed that while Parliament proceedings were underway, Modi called Trump and expressed readiness for a trade deal without consulting his ministers.<\/p>\n
He alleged that commodities such as soybean, walnuts and almonds had been opened up for American imports, which could adversely impact farmers in states including Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Odisha.<\/p>\n
\u201cAmerica\u2019s goods are coming in. Modi has opened the door,\u201d Gandhi said, claiming that Indian farmers would bear the brunt of the agreement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Barnala: Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday cautioned Punjab Congress leaders over internal factionalism, stressing the need for teamwork to strengthen the party ahead of upcoming political battles. Addressing a rally in Barnala, Gandhi said, \u201cWork happens through teamwork. A single player cannot win the game. We have the entire team sitting here. I […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":61097,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19,21,20],"tags":[13419,13418],"class_list":["post-61096","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest","category-political-news","category-punjab","tag-against-factionalism-at-barnala-rally","tag-rahul-gandhi-warns-punjab-congress-leaders"],"yoast_head":"\n