Rahul, had spent about 30 minutes with Chet, discussing the challenges of his work and promising to assist him.
UP Congress spokesperson Anshu Awasthi praised Gandhi’s gesture on X, saying, “Jannayak (leader of the people), yesterday had met a cobbler family and understood the pain of their work and today Shri @RahulGandhi has sent them a sewing machine which is used in cobbling work so that they can make their future work easier.We are proud of our leader, Jannayak Rahul Gandhi.”
Manish Hindvi, one other UP Congress spokesperson, added that Gandhi’s motion sends a message that he stands with the poor and oppressed.
Chet expressed his happiness upon receiving the sewing machine, stating that it’ll allow him to sew 8-10 pairs of footwear a day, in addition to college luggage, purses, and different equipment. He plans to maintain the machine at his son’s place, the place there’s electrical energy provide.
“I advised him that I get the footwear stitched from Kurebhar and get them fitted right here… Seeing my poverty, he (Gandhi) mentioned he will assist me. Today, on the second day itself, he has helped me so much by sending the machine.
“I used to make one or two pairs of footwear in a day. Now, after getting this machine, I might be ready to make 8-10 pairs in a day,” he mentioned.
The UP Congress additionally shared a submit on X, commending Rahul Gandhi’s understanding of the cobbler’s work and his efforts to make Chet’s life simpler.
The Congress chief had a chat with cobbler Ram Chait in Uttar Pradesh’s Sultanpur, who knowledgeable the Rae Bareli MP of his “financially weak” situation and sought his assist. The Congress scion additionally discovered to mend footwear.
“Leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi stopped the automobile on the best way and met a household of cobbler.We are constantly preventing for the rights of those hardworking individuals, elevating their voice from the streets to the Parliament. Our goal is to make their current secure and their future affluent,” wrote Congress in a submit on X.
Rahul Gandhi appeared earlier than the Sultanpur MP/MLA courtroom in reference to a defamation case lodged in opposition to him for alleged objectionable remarks directed at Union house minister Amit Shah. The courtroom on July 2 had requested Rahul Gandhi to seem on July 26.