New Delhi: Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi India on Wednesday launched a blistering attack on the recently signed India-US trade deal, saying it was poorly negotiated and harmed national interests.While delivering a speech in the People’s House, congress The leader laid out what he described as the approach the Indian bloc would take in dealing with US President Donald Trump.Rahul said India failed to leverage its most valuable asset – data – in negotiations with Washington.Rahul insisted that the Indian group would take a firmer stance against the Trump administration.“I’ll tell you what we’re going to say. The first thing we’re going to say is President Trump, the most important thing in this equation is India data. Do you want to protect your dollars? We are your friends. We appreciate you. We want to help you protect your dollars. But remember, if you want to protect your dollar, the greatest asset that can protect your dollar is in the hands of the people of India,” he said.“We will tell President Trump that if you want access to India’s data, you have to talk to us as equals. We will not talk to Pakistan as equals. We will tell Trump: our energy security is our energy security and we will protect it. The Indian group government will tell Trump ‘we will protect our farmers,'” Rahul asserted.Rahul also accused the Modi government of abandoning key digital and economic safeguards in the deal.“If President Trump decides that the Pakistani army chief wants to have breakfast with him, then we will have something to say about that. What happens now? You have a trade deal… that will transform India in the 21st century, that will make us a superpower in the 21st century, and that’s what the Modi government is doing with our data. We relinquish control of digital trade rules. Second, data localization is not required. Third, data flowing to the United States is free. Fourth, the limitations of digital tax. Fifth, there is no need to disclose any source code. The finance minister smiled. She loves to smile. Anyone who wants it, whether it’s a big tax company, can take advantage of the 20-year tax holiday. That’s what you do with data…” Rahul said.The Congress leader also believes that the deal will significantly increase India’s dependence on US imports but provide little in return.“For the first time in history our farmers are facing a storm; you are opening your doors to suppress poor farmers, no Prime Minister has ever done this. You have betrayed India; are you not ashamed to betray India?” he said.Gandhi claimed that the government had “betrayed Bharat Mata” through the India-US interim trade deal, which was a “mass surrender”.“You have betrayed India. Aren’t you ashamed of betraying India? You have betrayed our mother, Bharat Mata,” he said of the trade deal.