Implement Enayam International Container Transhipment Terminal (EICTT) without affecting the interest of the fishermen, former Union minister and TMC president G. K. Vasan said here on Monday. Attack on Tamil Nadu fishermen has become a never-ending issue and the Centre should take the initiative to seek the return of the 143 fishing boats belonging to Tamil Nadu fishermen which were seized by the Sri Lankan navy, he said. ‘Neduvasal farmers betrayed’The Union Government has betrayed the Neduvasal farmers by signing a MoU for extracting hydrocarbon with a private firm, Mr. Vasan charged. Kanniyakumari East District TMC president Selvam and West District president and former MLA John Jacob were present. He also urged the Centre to hear the woes of Tamil Nadu farmers agitating for a fortnight in Jantar Mantar in New Delhi.
Implement Enayam International Container Transhipment Terminal (EICTT) without affecting the interest of the fishermen, former Union minister and TMC president G. K. Vasan said here on Monday. On the sidelines of a consultative meeting with the party cadre ahead of the local body election in Nagercoil, Mr.
Vasan told reporters that before implementing the project, the authorities should ensure that the livelihood of fishermen living in coastal villages was not affected. Attack on Tamil Nadu fishermen has become a never-ending issue and the Centre should take the initiative to seek the return of the 143 fishing boats belonging to Tamil Nadu fishermen which were seized by the Sri Lankan navy, he said. ‘Neduvasal farmers betrayed’ The Union Government has betrayed the Neduvasal farmers by signing a MoU for extracting hydrocarbon with a private firm, Mr. Vasan charged. Based on the assurances given by the Union Government, the Neduvasal agitation has been withdrawn temporarily. Just like the Puducherry Chief Minister who announced that he did not want a hydrocarbon extraction project in Karaikal, the Tamil Nadu government should also take a stand, he added. He also urged the Centre to hear the woes of Tamil Nadu farmers agitating for a fortnight in Jantar Mantar in New Delhi. Seeking doubling of the rail track between Madurai and Nagercoil, he wanted the Kannyakumari BG line to be merged with the Madurai Railway Division. Kanniyakumari East District TMC president Selvam and West District president and former MLA John Jacob were present..
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