New Delhi, Feb 8 (PTI) BJP chief Nitin Nabin on Sunday said the Narendra Modi government made the trade deal with the US "diplomatically and patiently", ensuring the interests of the farmers and workers remain protected.

India and the US announced on Saturday that they have reached a framework for an interim trade agreement, under which both sides will reduce import duties on a number of goods to boost the two-way trade.

Attending an event at the Ramleela Maidan here, Nabin congratulated the prime minister on the trade agreement.

The Modi government has "diplomatically and patiently" made a trade deal with the US, he said. "I congratulate Prime Minister Narendra Modi for this deal. He has protected the interests of the farmers, workers and enhanced the self-respect of the country." Flagging off 500 e-buses along with Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta and her Cabinet ministers, the BJP national president said these buses were a gift for the people of the national capital, who, on this day 8 last year, handed over a massive victory to the BJP.

In the past year, the BJP government in Delhi has worked with zero tolerance towards corruption, and promoted digital governance, he said while lauding various initiatives such as the implementation of Ayushman Bharat Health Scheme.

Nabin alleged that the previous AAP government depended on "excuses", while the BJP government now believes in performance and working for the people.

The change is visible under the government run by the BJP, which always works to create hope and take development to people's doorsteps, he said, citing the Atal Canteens opened in Delhi that provide meals to the needy at a nominal price of Rs 5 per person.

"The previous governments made big promises, put up hoardings and made announcements. But the results were not visible on the ground. However, our government has proved that it is a result-oriented dispensation," he asserted.

Lauding CM Gupta, Nabin said the BJP government is working with dedication to realise Prime Minister Modi's dream for a clean Yamuna river.

In a dig at AAP chief Kejriwal, the BJP president said, "A former chief minister used to say that there were problems with treatment at hospitals because outsiders thronged them.

"The BJP government is now saying the health services will be upgraded so that people from anywhere in the country may benefit from them. This is the difference between the BJP and other governments," Nabin asserted. PTI VIT NSD NSD

India US trade deal reduces import duties while asserting protections for farmers and workers alongside domestic policy measures. An interim India-US trade framework reduces import duties on specified goods while asserting protective measures for farmer and worker interests; the announcement frames tariff concessions alongside domestic programs (electric buses, public health insurance, anticorruption, subsidised canteens, and river-cleaning) as complementary safeguards and governance priorities.