 And I have always been interested in seeing these things with my own eyes. I wanted to get a sense of the experience that many of you go through every day. And for some time I have been telling to senior leaders in the congress that I want to go and see what it is like. But every time they would make some excuse or the other. Maybe my security people didn't want me to go or whatever it is. So this morning I went into the sea early morning with my brothers. And I want to tell you, you know this experience but I want to tell you what I saw. But I want to tell you what this experience is like. From the moment the boat left the shore, to the moment the boat came back, every single force was trying to fight my brothers. They take the entire risk. They put their entire labour. They fight the sea. And somebody else gets the profit. And this morning we went, we threw the net, we threw the net back out and there was one squid in it. So the whole investment that was put into the boats, into the journey, the petrol. Within one minute we saw that there was no return. In my mind I was expecting the net to be full of fish. And then the net came back empty. So I saw with my own eyes your experience. Every single day the petrol diesel prices go up. You cannot buy an engine beyond a certain size. The boat cannot be maintained over here, it has to be maintained somewhere else. And at the same time the government is colluding to build trolleys that will destroy your lives. I am not saying that everything should be done for your benefit. But some sense of fairness has to be there. The fishermen told me if they come one hour late, they don't get the same price that they would get if they came one hour before. I asked them do you have insurance? He says no people do not have insurance. So what I wanted to tell you here in this meeting is that I have a sense of what you are dealing with. And now when a fisherman comes to me and says I am struggling, I understand a little bit more about what you are going through. Of course, I will never understand exactly your reality. I only pull the net for one day. So I understand and I respect what you are doing. But I would say even stronger, I admire what you are doing. Many times we will eat some fish but we will not know the hard work behind how that fish got fish. So today it was very interesting immediately after we went fishing they cooked some fish on the boat. So for the first time I realized directly with my own eyes the difficulty to get the fish on the plate. And I also want to tell you that I want to work with you to make your life easier. I might not be able to resolve all your problems but I can certainly stand with you and work with you to resolve as many of them as we can. Before I left the boat I asked the fisherman, what do your children do? And he said my children do not want to be fishermen. Because it's too hard, too difficult, too risky. Anyway I have come here more to listen to you than to tell you what I think. So whoever would like to now speak please feel free to do so. They can't see over there. So I think the question is what would we like to do for the fisherman community? I work quite a lot with farmers issues. And now they've got these three new farm bills. And the idea is to destroy the agricultural system of India. Just like our farmers farm the land, you farm the sea. The farmers have their ministry in Delhi. You don't have a ministry in Delhi. No one speaks for you in Delhi. So the first thing I would like to do is have a ministry dedicated to the fishermen of our country. So that your issues can be defended and protected across the country. Of course there are many details. I would like to try and understand how we can make it easier for you, simpler for you. Today the petrol price internationally is dropping, but in India the petrol and diesel price is rising. This money is being taken out of your pockets and given to two or three businessmen in India. I would like to make sure that more of this money comes into your pocket. And I would certainly look into what the Kerala government is doing with regards to these trolleys that they are building. I don't like an unfair situation. I am for competition, but not unfair competition. So there should be a level playing field for everybody. There they can see. Last night we were working with three or three and a half months. We were working for three or three and a half months and we couldn't get a single rupee. What he is saying is for three and a half months, they want auction to be done here. We are talking about if you want to auction the fish in the harbor, five-person condition has to be given to the government. The government of Kerala has issued the ordinance by which a new condition has to be stipulated, by which five-person commission is required. They want to abolish their commission because it is the right of the fishermen, say their freedom. We are currently in the process of making the manifesto of the UDF. We are having consultations with different groups, different communities about what they want in the manifesto. Yesterday in the UDF meeting and in the meeting afterwards of the congress party, I said that we need to have a dedicated fisherman's manifesto. So, I would like the fishermen of Kerala and the congress party and the UDF to have a conversation over the next two-three weeks and decide exactly what they want in the manifesto. So, I would like the fishermen of Kerala and the congress party and the UDF to have a conversation over the next two-three weeks and decide exactly what the fisherman want in the UDF manifesto. So, I would like the fishermen of Kerala and the congress party and the UDF to have a conversation over the next two-three weeks and decide exactly what they want in the manifesto. If you want the tax withdrawn, if you want the 5% tax withdrawn, put it in our manifesto and it will be done. My guarantee to you is whatever is in that manifesto, we will deliver to you. I want the manifesto to be your expression. On one page of that manifesto, I want the voice of fishermen to be there. So I would implore you please have the conversation with the UDF leaders. I don't want a situation where what we are committing to you is not clear. I don't want it to be vague and flexible. I want it to be crystal clear. So it is easy for us to deliver. You should know that if we support the UDF in this election, this is what the UDF is going to give us. You should know that if you support the UDF in this election, this is what the UDF is going to give us. Consider the manifesto to be a platform of your desires, of your dreams. It is your instrument. This is what the UDF is going to give to the UDF. We are not using the road. In the way of road access, the government is buying 18 rupees from India. In the way of road access, the government is buying 18 rupees from India. He is saying that they are not using the road, they are using petrol, diesel, carousel, etc. 18 rupees are being charged from them. If the government comes into power, they will be doing something in this regard. So they are just using this. So what will be our assurance if the UDF is to pass? All these things, please put them in the manifesto. Do what you want us to do. We will put it in the manifesto. And my guarantee is that if there is a line in the manifesto, we will deliver that line to you. Rajji, very good morning. I have two questions to you. You have not seen a single fish when you have done the fishing. The reason behind that, it was Mr. Narasimha Rao's foreign policy to the Globalization. He has made a policy for the foreign tourists. Now the Kerala government is also doing in line with the same policy. So what is your action plan to remove this policy and support the fishing? Second thing, now, majorly in this place, three places, like Covil Totem, Porto Vallam, and Dehra Vita. The fishermen are asked to move out from their own place. They have not been given any sea wall. They are not protected. The government is asking them to go out of that area. Do you think that will they able to move if they move out from the coastal area? See, some of these issues are complicated issues. And they are issues that the state leaders of Kerala will have to assess and look into. My role is to make sure that you get a fair plan fee. My role is to ensure that you are not being treated unfairly. My role is to ensure that you are not being treated unfairly. My role is to ensure that you are not being treated unfairly. And in general, I think that you should be protected and your risk should be reduced. On the issue of globalization, corona has changed the entire world. And we are going into a new paradigm. And we have to prepare ourselves for a new paradigm. And we have to prepare ourselves for a new paradigm. And we have to prepare ourselves for a new paradigm. And we have to prepare ourselves for a new paradigm. I think the income disparity, the difference between rich and poor in India has become too big. Some of this is a direct consequence of globalization. But there are also advantages to globalization. Today I asked the fishermen, how did they work before they had a sonar? They know what sonar is. Sonar is the machine with which they can see the fish. And they said it was very difficult. They had a GPS to tell them exactly where they are. These are all outcomes of globalization. We have to be clever with globalization. We have to take advantage of it, where it helps us. And minimize the disadvantages of it. We have identified 11 crisis problems which I have given in the paper. So I think you must go through it and pass it over to the UDF leaders to be included in the manifesto. There is a question, fishermen are the ones who are getting the maximum foreign exchange for India. But nobody considers them in that way. What are you going to do for the welfare of the children of the fisher community? Well I think education is central to the future of the children of our community. And also if our community is to educate its people, finances are required. In the last Lok Sabha election, we had a concept called Nyaay. Where we would guarantee that every poor person gets 72,000 rupees a year in the bank account. In our manifesto, we are developing a version of Nyaay. Where every single poor person in Kerala will get in their bank account money. That will make their life easier and it will make it easier for them to educate them. And we must also make education accessible to our fishermen by helping them with loans, by helping them with access to our income. These are some of the things that we are planning to do when we come to Kerala. I think one thing I would say is we should have a dedicated conversation with our fishermen. One thing I would like to say is we should have a dedicated conversation with our fishermen. Where across the state we talk to our fishermen, brothers and sisters and ask them exactly what they need, what protection they need, what support they need. And have on a piece of paper the four or five most important things that they expect us to do for them. I will tell the people who are running the manifesto to do this. No, it's fine. So, thank you very much for coming here this morning. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. So, thank you. Please come. Thank you. Dindu Krishnan Dindu Krishnan Dindu Krishnan Dindu Krishnan