Rahul Gandhi predicted Bangladesh would finish Indian textile industry; Now its own garment factories face shutdowns

Congress leader and Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi’s claims about India’s textile industry have come under fresh scrutiny after widespread labour unrest disrupted garment manufacturing in Bangladesh. In January and February 2026, Gandhi repeatedly warned that Bangladesh’s proposed zero per cent tariff access to the US market would destroy India’s textile industry. He accused the government of putting Indian exporters and farmers at a disadvantage and claimed that Bangladesh would take over In

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