Fishermen in the Rameshwaram, Tamil Nadu have started a strike against the auction of confiscated Indian fishing vessels.
They also staged a protest in front of the Rameshwaran Fisheries Office, demanding that the Sri Lankan government pay at least 25 percent of the proceeds from the auction of Indian fishing vessels to India.
They also demanded the release of 11 Indian fishermen and three trawlers arrested while fishing illegally near the Delft Island in Jaffna.
According to the Indian media, about 800 fishing vessels anchored at the Rameshwaram fishing harbor have been prevented from going fishing.
It is said that the Indian government is losing nearly INR 100 million a day due to their strike.
Meanwhile, Fisheries Minister Douglas Devananda conducted a virtual interview with a group of Indian fisheries representatives yesterday afternoon.
Minister Douglas Devananda has stated that only old boats were auctioned off during the auction.
140 Indian fishing vessels violating Sri Lankan territorial waters were auctioned off at the Karainagar and Kankesanthurai fishing harbors in the past days earning the Governement a revenue of Rs 5.7 million.
They also staged a protest in front of the Rameshwaran Fisheries Office, demanding that the Sri Lankan government pay at least 25 percent of the proceeds from the auction of Indian fishing vessels to India.
They also demanded the release of 11 Indian fishermen and three trawlers arrested while fishing illegally near the Delft Island in Jaffna.
According to the Indian media, about 800 fishing vessels anchored at the Rameshwaram fishing harbor have been prevented from going fishing.
It is said that the Indian government is losing nearly INR 100 million a day due to their strike.
Meanwhile, Fisheries Minister Douglas Devananda conducted a virtual interview with a group of Indian fisheries representatives yesterday afternoon.
Minister Douglas Devananda has stated that only old boats were auctioned off during the auction.
140 Indian fishing vessels violating Sri Lankan territorial waters were auctioned off at the Karainagar and Kankesanthurai fishing harbors in the past days earning the Governement a revenue of Rs 5.7 million.
