Umesh Marpalli
Daijiworld Media Network – New Delhi (EP)
New Delhi, Jan 8: Leaders of Malpe fishermen in the leadership of All India fishermen’s forum met union finance minister Arun Jaitley in Delhi on Tuesday, January 8 and requested for his cooperation to find seven fishermen from Malpe port missing in Arabian Sea since December 15.
The delegation had gone to Delhi to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi. But they could not meet the prime minister as the prime minister of Norway has arrived in Delhi. “We have met the prime minister’s secretary and explained the gravity of the matter. He has assured of informing about it to the prime minister,” said president of fishermen’s association Sathish Kunder.
The delegation later met union minister of finance Arun Jaitley and submitted an appeal urging to take action to find the fishermen. “The minister has responded positively,” said fishermen’s federation president Yashpal Suvarna.
All India fishermen’s forum president Veljibhai Masani, chief secretary Yashpal Suvarna, MP Nalin Kumar Kateel, MP Shobha Karandlaje, Udupi MLA K Raghupathi Bhat, fishermen association president Sathish Kunder, Kishore Suvarna, Dayananda Suvarna, Karunaker Salian, Manohar Boloor, Nithin Kumar and others were the part of the delegation.
The fishermen urged union minister of finance Arun Jaitely to take swift action to find missing fishermen, abolish GST in fisheries sector, cancel road cess on fish industry and provide kerosene on subsidised rates for fishing boats.