Fishermen threaten stir http://www.thehindu.com/2010/05/07/stories/2010050759330500.htm Staff Reporter
KOCHI: Fishermen across the country will embark on an agitation demanding better treatment from the Central and State governments. Kerala Swatantra Matsyathozhilali Federation president T. Peter said here on Thursday that fishermen who had a television set or a fan at home had been categorised as above poverty line (APL), thereby denying them the welfare benefits given to below poverty line (BPL) families. “We are not getting our due share of kerosene and diesel because of the apathy of the Central and State governments. But foreign trawlers are getting diesel at a subsidy. The ban on constructing houses near the coast has hit us in a major way,” he said. Attempts were being made to scuttle the trawling ban during monsoon. Traditional fishermen would not allow the ban to be lifted. The proposed Central Bill regulating fishing along the coast would affect small and medium fishermen, while encouraging foreign vessels to exploit our coastal resources. The proposed Kerala Inland Fisheries Bill 2010 too would badly affect fishermen. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Green Youth Movement" group. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/greenyouth?hl=en-GB.
