INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Indian opposition MPs on Friday held a demonstration in the Parliament complex versus Sri Lanka continuing to apprehend Indian fishermen,
and required that the main government find a long-term service to the issue.The demonstration was led by Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK),
Congress and Left celebration MPs from Tamil Nadu and joined by parliamentarians from several other opposition parties, consisting of Derek
OBrien of the Trinamool Congress (TMC) and Sudama Prasad of CPI(ML) Liberation.The opposing MPs held up placards with mottos that read
Justice For Tamil Fisherman, Bring Back Our Fishermen, No More Arrests, and Tamil Nadu Fishermen Are Indians, PTI reported.DMK MP Tiruchi
Siva said the matter of Tamil fisherfolks arrest was a national problem and declared they were Indians being mistreated by Sri Lanka.Many
other parties also participated in the demonstration
It is a concern which needs to not be restricted to the state
They are Tamil anglers, they are Indians, Siva informed PTI.Fishermen are being tortured, harassed and eliminated for several years and the
federal government does not take any concrete actions to resolve the concern
Earlier, they (Sri Lankan authorities) utilized to assault them and take away their catch
Recently, they have actually begun utilizing weapons to shoot the poor fishermen, the Rajya Sabha member said.He claimed the Indian
fisherfolk were frightened of venturing out to sea, interrupting their livelihood
Siva also stated there was a proposal to consist of these fisherfolk in the Scheduled Tribe category.DMK MP Kanimozhi said Tamil Nadu Chief
Minister MK Stalin had composed to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar a number of times on the
matter, prompting them to discover a long-term solution.The Sri Lankan Navy has been apprehending and pestering Tamil Nadus anglers
Nearly 97 anglers from Tamil Nadu have actually been jailed
Our Chief Minister MK Stalin has composed to the prime minister, the external affairs minister, she said.They (Sri Lankan authorities) have
taken away almost 200 boats
The fishermens livelihood is being impacted
The boats have been taken away and nationalised by the Sri Lankan government
The Union federal government has actually not done anything
Our need is that the fishermen need to be released, the boats returned, and an irreversible service found, the Lok Sabha member
said.Congress MP Manickam Tagore also demanded the Centre intervene in the matter and engage with the Sri Lankan government.We are opposing
versus the continuing arrests of Tamil anglers by Sri Lanka ..
the Lok Sabha member said.Earlier, they (Sri Lankan authorities) would detain the anglers but launch the boats
Now, they no longer launch the boats and the anglers are incurring huge losses, Tagore said.The government of India must intervene, it needs
to talk to the Sri Lankan authorities and stop the seizure of boats and other material from the anglers, he said.The Tamil fishermen concern
has actually been a bone of contention in between India and Sri Lanka for a number of years.The island nations navy has consistently been
implicated of arresting Indian fishermen who go into Sri Lankan territorial waters in the Palk Strait and taking their boats.Earlier this
month, the Sri Lankan authorities detained 10 Indian fishermen and seized their boat for supposedly venturing into its territorial waters.In
2024, the Sri Lankan Navy detained more than 550 Indian fishermen for supposed unlawful fishing.Source: PTI-- Agencies
