'Fisherfolk need independent ministry': Rahul Gandhi responds after being mocked over fisheries ministry comment

Dear PM,

Fisherfolk need an independent and dedicated ministry of fisheries, not just a department within a ministry.

PS- Hum do Humare do obviously hurt bad.

Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) February 25, 2021

Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed shock at Gandhi's statement wherein the former Congress president said there was no "dedicated" fisheries ministry. "Congress leaders say we will make a fisheries ministry. I was shocked. The truth is, it is the current NDA government that had made a ministry of fisheries in 2019," the Prime Minister said while addressing a public meet in Puducherry.

Narendra Modi is not the only one to take a swipe at Rahul Gandhi. Union Animal Husbandry and Dairying Minister Giriraj Singh said, "He (Rahul Gandhi) should know that there is a fisheries department for an investment of Rs 20,050 crore has been made by the Centre. In 70 years, work that couldn't be done by your 'Nanaji' and others, has been done by Prime Minister Narendra Modi."

Singh also tweeted in Italian, "Dear Raul, There is not separate Ministry of Fisheries in Italy. It comes under the Ministry of Agricultural and Forestry Policies."

Caro Raul (@RahulGandhi),

Non esiste un Ministero della pesca separato in Italia. Viene sotto Ministero delle Politiche Agricole e Forestali. https://t.co/Lv9x3r8ozK

Shandilya Giriraj Singh (@girirajsinghbjp) February 17, 2021