During an interaction with fishermen at Kollam beach, Congress leader and Wayanad MP Rahul Gandhi claimed that fishermen don’t have a ministry in Delhi as farmers do.

“Just like our farmers farm the land, you farm the sea. Farmers have a Ministry in Delhi, you don't. No one speaks for you in Delhi. The first thing I'd do is have a Ministry dedicated to fishermen of India so that your issues can be defended and protected,” said Gandhi.