If 68 fishermen arrested by Sri Lanka weren’t launched, together with 10 boats, by December 31.
Fishermen have given an ultimatum for the State and Centre to take efforts to release all the 68 fishermen, together with 10 boats by December 31 failing which they’ve threatened to stage rail roko on January 1 at Thangachimadam in Rameswaram.
A whole lot of fishermen started a starvation strike at Thangachimadam on Wednesday morning urgent for release of fishermen from Rameswaram, Mandapam and Jagathapattinam, who had been arrested on December 18, 19 and 20 together with their 10 boats, whereas they had been fishing in excessive seas.
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“We all know that the fishermen would come out of the jail in Sri Lanka inside two months. However we’re extra specific about retrieving all the ten mechanised boats which can be the premise for our livelihood,” stated P. Sesuraja, president of All Mechanised Boat Fishermen Affiliation.
He stated that the fishermen from Tamil Nadu had incurred big financial loss after a number of of their boats had been seized by the Sri Lankan Navy.
The boats, every costing round ₹30 lakh, had been nationalised and weren’t returned.
Fishermen are depending on their boats for his or her livelihood and the Sri Lankan Navy has been snatching their livelihood by seizing them, he stated.
He stated that the Chief Minister, M. Okay. Stalin and MPs from Tamil Nadu have drawn the eye of the Centre for fast launch of the fishermen.
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Together with the fishermen, relations of the arrested fishermen additionally took half within the protest.
One of many girls agitators, A. Esther Rani, stated the Sri Lankan authorities ought to launch the fishermen directly. “The youngsters need their fathers with them. I plead with all of the governments to launch them instantly,” she stated.
Stating that fishermen neighborhood, who know no different career, proceed to enterprise into the ocean, she stated the officers ought to accompany the fishermen of their boats. “Solely then they may know that it’s not simple for the fishermen to establish the worldwide boundary within the sea,” she stated.
Her son-in-law, Cilaputes (45) of Thangachimadam, is a kind of arrested by the Lankan navy.
