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Fishermen Take Out March to RMS Office in City

By Express News Service

Published: 20th May 2015 06:01 AM

Last Updated: 20th May 2015 09:08 AM
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THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Fishermen, under the aegis of Kerala Fisheries
Coordination Committee, took out a protest march to the Railway Mail
Service (RMS) office here, raising various demands.

 The demands of the fishermen include rejection of the Dr Syda Rao
Committee Report, revocation of the 61-day fishing ban from June 1 and
cancellation of the licences granted to foreign trawlers by the Central
Government.

 The march was inaugurated by Kerala Fisheries Coordination Committee
district chairman Pulluvila Stanley.

He stated that fishermen will continue with fishing activities even after
June 1, when the fishing ban comes into effect.

 Stanley said that nobody will be allowed to take away the rights of the
fishermen and added that a march will be taken out in New Delhi to
highlight their demands.

 Kerala Fisheries Co-ordination Committee convenor T Peter presided over
the function. Fr Theodosius, V Dinakaran, M V Gangadharan Nadar, A
Nagappan, Hudson Fernandez, Peter Sebastian, P P John, M Paul, C Lenin,
Anto Elias and Panathura Babu spoke on the occasion.

 Fishermen in various coastal districts took out marches to Central
Government offices raising the same demands, a release from Kerala
Fisheries Co-ordination Committee said.