Report claims Rahul Gandhi swimming in Kerala was staged occasion

On Wednesday, Congress chief and Gandhi-scion Rahul Gandhi took half in a fishing train in poll-bound Kerala’s Kollam district. During the train, Rahul Gandhi jumped into the ocean together with fishermen as they forged their nets. However, now claims have emerged that it was a pre-planned drama and the fishermen have been paid to play their components on this.
Rahul Gandhi had reportedly spent round 10 minutes swimming within the sea with the fishermen. Just a few Congress occasion leaders had accompanied Rahul Gandhi to the ocean. A PTI report had quoted a Congress chief as saying, “He (Rahul Gandhi) jumped from the boat when he saw some fishermen jumping into the sea after casting their net to catch fish. After coming to know from their fellow fishermen that their companions were adjusting the net underwater, Gandhi also jumped into the sea”.
Shri @RahulGandhi joined the fishermen of Kollam as they toiled for the morning catch on the high-sea.#KeralaWithRahulGandhi pic.twitter.com/etXe1v3Nhu— Congress (@INCIndia) February 24, 2021
However, the fishermen who witnessed Rahul Gandhi’s theatrics on Thursday has now made some sensational disclosure saying that the Congress occasion had staged the entire occasion and had paid Rs 30,000 to fishermen who accompanied him.
Rahul Gandhi’s ‘swimming’ occasion was staged, Congress occasion paid cash to fishermen
According to a report from Deshabhimani, a Malayalam newspaper owned by the Communist Party of India (Marxist), two ‘sea farmers’ R Robin, who hails from Mothakkara and Biju Sebastian, a resident of Vaddy, have been eyewitnesses to the fishing expedition of Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday. Speaking to the media, the 2 fishermen mentioned that the entire fishing expedition of Rahul Gandhi was nothing however a PR occasion and the ‘swimming in the sea’ theatrics of the Gandhi-scion was a pre-planned act.
Robin, who noticed fishermen’s group leaving the shores from Kollam on Thursday with Rahul Gandhi, mentioned the drama was staged, and so they have been paid Rs 30,000 to accompany Rahul Gandhi. Calling Rahul Gandhi a ‘good actor’, Robin narrated the sequence of occasions that adopted on Wednesday when Rahul Gandhi determined to hitch fisherfolks at sea.
According to Robin, Rahul Gandhi didn’t be part of the fisherfolks for any fishing expedition at sea as they’d already introduced a load of fishes a lot earlier than his arrival. Robin mentioned Rahul Gandhi arrived at six within the morning and boarded the fishing boats. He mentioned that fishing boats have been already full of the fishes. After spending two hours at sea, Rahul Gandhi returned to the shore. During his time at sea, Rahul Gandhi jumped into the ocean together with a number of different fishermen.
As per Robin, on a mean day, it takes no less than two and a half hours to undertake one aspect journey to the deep sea and to position their nets at particular fishing pockets. It takes no less than 4 hours to fish on a traditional day, mentioned Robin contending that it was not attainable for Rahul Gandhi to fish and return again in only a brief span of time.
No sincerity in Rahul’s gesture, he mocked at us by leaping to sea: Fishermen, who accompanied Rahul Gandhi
Another fisherman Biju, confirming the identical, mentioned there was no sincerity in Rahul Gandhi’s gesture. If he had sincerity he ought to have been ready to see the sufferings of the fishermen first hand, mentioned Biju including that fishermen normally leap into the water to stop the fish from escaping from their nets.
When the fishermen have been discovering it powerful to outlive, Rahul mocked the fishermen neighborhood by leaping into the ocean, lamented Biju. “Elections will come and go. Do not distort the truth. In five years, there will be nothing left for the benefit of the fishermen. And yet why this drama,” requested Biju Sebastian.
OpIndia couldn’t independently confirm the claims of the 2 fishermen. The Congress occasion is but to react to the allegations.