News ArticleIn the Lok Sabha, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman gave a strong rebuttal to Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi’s allegations during the Budget 2026-27 discussion

. She dismissed Rahul’s claims against PM Modi on WTO surrender, stating that the Congress government had actually agreed in 2013 to restrictions on grain procurement.Sitharaman further slammed Congress by referencing the 2009 Sharm-al-Sheikh agreement, where former PM Manmohan Singh overlooked terrorism for a deal with Pakistan. She taunted, “The Leader of Opposition is teaching us negotiation, when you are the ones selling.” Supporting Kiren Rijiju’s statement, she said, “No mother’s son has been born to sell India”

This counterattack happened on February 10-11, 2026, during the Lok Sabha budget debate, where Rahul had targeted the government calling the economy ‘de