<p>Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram, who is lodged in Tihar jail in a corruption case, on Friday said the BJP, the RSS, and the government will take India back to the pre-reform days of higher duties and protectionist measures.</p>.<p>The Congress leader's remarks came in the wake of RSS affiliated bodies demanding higher duties and measures to protect the domestic industry ahead of proposed RCEP free trade agreement.</p>.<p>"'Make in India' is turning out to be the old protectionism. Sad. RSS, BJP and the Government will take us back to the pre-reform days with higher duties and protectionist measures," he said on Twitter.</p>.<p>Chidambaram, who is in jail since September 5 for alleged corruption in the INX Media case, has asked his family to tweet on his behalf.</p>.<p>The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) is a proposed free trade agreement between 10 ASEAN member states and their six trading partners.</p>.<p>Trade ministers of RCEP countries will discuss issues related to investment, e-commerce, rules of origin and trade remedies in a meeting in Bangkok on October 12.</p>.<p>The RSS-affiliated Swadeshi Jagaran Manch on Thursday announced that it would hold a nationwide protest between October 10-20 against the RCEP.</p>.<p>The announcement comes days after RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat suggested caution in trade relations with other countries during his annual Vijayadashami address at Nagpur.</p>.<p>He had also advocated Swadeshi and suggested that the country should create and expand trade relations with the world on the basis of our strength and terms.</p>
<p>Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram, who is lodged in Tihar jail in a corruption case, on Friday said the BJP, the RSS, and the government will take India back to the pre-reform days of higher duties and protectionist measures.</p>.<p>The Congress leader's remarks came in the wake of RSS affiliated bodies demanding higher duties and measures to protect the domestic industry ahead of proposed RCEP free trade agreement.</p>.<p>"'Make in India' is turning out to be the old protectionism. Sad. RSS, BJP and the Government will take us back to the pre-reform days with higher duties and protectionist measures," he said on Twitter.</p>.<p>Chidambaram, who is in jail since September 5 for alleged corruption in the INX Media case, has asked his family to tweet on his behalf.</p>.<p>The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) is a proposed free trade agreement between 10 ASEAN member states and their six trading partners.</p>.<p>Trade ministers of RCEP countries will discuss issues related to investment, e-commerce, rules of origin and trade remedies in a meeting in Bangkok on October 12.</p>.<p>The RSS-affiliated Swadeshi Jagaran Manch on Thursday announced that it would hold a nationwide protest between October 10-20 against the RCEP.</p>.<p>The announcement comes days after RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat suggested caution in trade relations with other countries during his annual Vijayadashami address at Nagpur.</p>.<p>He had also advocated Swadeshi and suggested that the country should create and expand trade relations with the world on the basis of our strength and terms.</p>