an>
Title:
Issue regarding killing of fisherman by Sri Lankan Navy off the coast of Tamil
Nadu.
DR. P.
VENUGOPAL (TIRUVALLUR): Madam Speaker, I have given a notice of Adjournment
Motion on the issue of killing of fisherman by Sri Lankan Navy off the coast of
Tamil Nadu, which you have disallowed now.
Madam,
I wish to bring to your kind notice and to the notice of this august House, an
extremely serious and disturbing incident that occurred on the 6th of
March, wherein a young innocent Tamil fisherman, Mr. Bristo, belonging to
Rameswaram had been shot dead by Sri Lankan Navy and four others had also
sustained grievous injuries.
Madam,
in this unfortunate incident, the Sri Lankan Navy opened fire at a group of
fishermen which was fishing in the traditional waters between Danushkodi and
Katchatheevu. After his incident, the fishing community of Tamil Nadu is in
a state of rude shock. We expect the Government of India to act swiftly and
strongly.
Madam,
I would also like to point out that attacks on Tamil fishermen by the Sri
Lankan Navy are going on unabated and shockingly, shooting incidents have
increased in the recent past. It is pertinent to mention that during the peace
talks held between the officials and fishermen from both countries, in Chennai
and also in New Delhi, a broad consensus was reached that the fishermen will
not be fired at, but that consensus is not being adhered to and there have been
many violations of late.
Moreover,
during the past one week alone, a total of about 50 fishermen have been
arrested and their fishing gears and all other equipments have been taken away
by the Sri Lankan Navy, entirely jeopardizing their livelihood.
We
have been raising this matter inside and outside Parliament, time and again,
but to no avail. In this connection, our late revered Chief Minister of Tamil
Nadu, Dr. Amma, had written many letters to the hon. Prime Minister, drawing
his attention to this vexed issue and also to retrieve Katchatheevu which will
give a permanent solution to this problem, but it is still elusive.
Now,
hon. Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, thiru Edapaddi K. Palaniswami also
has written a letter to the hon. Prime Minister as late as on 3rd
March, 2017 in this regard. Again, on 7th March, 2017, he has
written another letter to the hon. Prime Minister about this specific incident.
Hence,
Madam, I strongly urge upon the Government, through you, to kindly take
immediate and effective action to ensure that the lives and properties of
fishermen are protected and that such incidents are not allowed to recur.
Thank
you.
HON.
SPEAKER:
Shri
Mallikarjun Kharge,
Shri
K.C. Venugopal,
Shri
P.K. Biju,
Shri
Jose K. Mani,
Dr.
Shashi Tharoor,
Dr. A.
Sampath,
Shrimati
P.K. Shreemathi Teacher,
Shri
N.K. Premachandran,
Shri
Bhairon Prasad Mishra,
Shri
Rabindra Kumar Jena and
Adv.
Joice George are permitted to associate with the issue raised by Dr. P. Venugopal.
SHRI V.
ELUMALAI (ARANI): Madam Speaker, a cold-blooded, inhuman, horrific, illegal and
barbaric killing of a young Indian fisherman happened on the 6th of
March, 2017. This is an inhuman and cruel act of Sri Lankan Navy. I strongly
condemn the frequent atrocities done by the Sri Lankan Navy against the Indian
fishermen in the southern coasts of Tamil Nadu.
The
Sri Lankan Navy has been frequently attacking the Indian fishermen who engage
in fishing in their traditional waters of Bay of Bengal. In the last one week
alone, 50 fishermen were arrested and their fishing nets and boats were seized.
In
2014 and 2016, our beloved leaders Puratchi Thalaivi Amma had submitted
memorandums to the hon. Prime Minister to ensure the safety of fishermen from
Tamil Nadu and to retrieve Katchatheevu from Sri Lanka, but till date, the
Indian Government has not taken any proper action regarding this.
I
urge upon the Prime Minister to personally intervene in this issue and use all
possible means and power to curb the unacceptable aggressive actions of Sri
Lankan Navy in the Palk Bay and to make serious efforts to retrieve
Katchatheevu Island from Sri Lanka to provide a permanent solution to this
issue.
Thank
you.
an>
Title:
Issue regarding killing of fisherman by Sri Lankan Navy off the coast of Tamil
Nadu.
DR. P.
VENUGOPAL (TIRUVALLUR): Madam Speaker, I have given a notice of Adjournment
Motion on the issue of killing of fisherman by Sri Lankan Navy off the coast of
Tamil Nadu, which you have disallowed now.
Madam,
I wish to bring to your kind notice and to the notice of this august House, an
extremely serious and disturbing incident that occurred on the 6th of
March, wherein a young innocent Tamil fisherman, Mr. Bristo, belonging to
Rameswaram had been shot dead by Sri Lankan Navy and four others had also
sustained grievous injuries.
Madam,
in this unfortunate incident, the Sri Lankan Navy opened fire at a group of
fishermen which was fishing in the traditional waters between Danushkodi and
Katchatheevu. After his incident, the fishing community of Tamil Nadu is in
a state of rude shock. We expect the Government of India to act swiftly and
strongly.
Madam,
I would also like to point out that attacks on Tamil fishermen by the Sri
Lankan Navy are going on unabated and shockingly, shooting incidents have
increased in the recent past. It is pertinent to mention that during the peace
talks held between the officials and fishermen from both countries, in Chennai
and also in New Delhi, a broad consensus was reached that the fishermen will
not be fired at, but that consensus is not being adhered to and there have been
many violations of late.
Moreover,
during the past one week alone, a total of about 50 fishermen have been
arrested and their fishing gears and all other equipments have been taken away
by the Sri Lankan Navy, entirely jeopardizing their livelihood.
We
have been raising this matter inside and outside Parliament, time and again,
but to no avail. In this connection, our late revered Chief Minister of Tamil
Nadu, Dr. Amma, had written many letters to the hon. Prime Minister, drawing
his attention to this vexed issue and also to retrieve Katchatheevu which will
give a permanent solution to this problem, but it is still elusive.
Now,
hon. Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, thiru Edapaddi K. Palaniswami also
has written a letter to the hon. Prime Minister as late as on 3rd
March, 2017 in this regard. Again, on 7th March, 2017, he has
written another letter to the hon. Prime Minister about this specific incident.
Hence,
Madam, I strongly urge upon the Government, through you, to kindly take
immediate and effective action to ensure that the lives and properties of
fishermen are protected and that such incidents are not allowed to recur.
Thank
you.
HON.
SPEAKER:
Shri
Mallikarjun Kharge,
Shri
K.C. Venugopal,
Shri
P.K. Biju,
Shri
Jose K. Mani,
Dr.
Shashi Tharoor,
Dr. A.
Sampath,
Shrimati
P.K. Shreemathi Teacher,
Shri
N.K. Premachandran,
Shri
Bhairon Prasad Mishra,
Shri
Rabindra Kumar Jena and
Adv.
Joice George are permitted to associate with the issue raised by Dr. P. Venugopal.
SHRI V.
ELUMALAI (ARANI): Madam Speaker, a cold-blooded, inhuman, horrific, illegal and
barbaric killing of a young Indian fisherman happened on the 6th of
March, 2017. This is an inhuman and cruel act of Sri Lankan Navy. I strongly
condemn the frequent atrocities done by the Sri Lankan Navy against the Indian
fishermen in the southern coasts of Tamil Nadu.
The
Sri Lankan Navy has been frequently attacking the Indian fishermen who engage
in fishing in their traditional waters of Bay of Bengal. In the last one week
alone, 50 fishermen were arrested and their fishing nets and boats were seized.
In
2014 and 2016, our beloved leaders Puratchi Thalaivi Amma had submitted
memorandums to the hon. Prime Minister to ensure the safety of fishermen from
Tamil Nadu and to retrieve Katchatheevu from Sri Lanka, but till date, the
Indian Government has not taken any proper action regarding this.
I
urge upon the Prime Minister to personally intervene in this issue and use all
possible means and power to curb the unacceptable aggressive actions of Sri
Lankan Navy in the Palk Bay and to make serious efforts to retrieve
Katchatheevu Island from Sri Lanka to provide a permanent solution to this
issue.
Thank
you.
|
|
an>
Title:
Issue regarding killing of fisherman by Sri Lankan Navy off the coast of Tamil
Nadu.
DR. P.
VENUGOPAL (TIRUVALLUR): Madam Speaker, I have given a notice of Adjournment
Motion on the issue of killing of fisherman by Sri Lankan Navy off the coast of
Tamil Nadu, which you have disallowed now.
Madam,
I wish to bring to your kind notice and to the notice of this august House, an
extremely serious and disturbing incident that occurred on the 6th of
March, wherein a young innocent Tamil fisherman, Mr. Bristo, belonging to
Rameswaram had been shot dead by Sri Lankan Navy and four others had also
sustained grievous injuries.
Madam,
in this unfortunate incident, the Sri Lankan Navy opened fire at a group of
fishermen which was fishing in the traditional waters between Danushkodi and
Katchatheevu. After his incident, the fishing community of Tamil Nadu is in
a state of rude shock. We expect the Government of India to act swiftly and
strongly.
Madam,
I would also like to point out that attacks on Tamil fishermen by the Sri
Lankan Navy are going on unabated and shockingly, shooting incidents have
increased in the recent past. It is pertinent to mention that during the peace
talks held between the officials and fishermen from both countries, in Chennai
and also in New Delhi, a broad consensus was reached that the fishermen will
not be fired at, but that consensus is not being adhered to and there have been
many violations of late.
Moreover,
during the past one week alone, a total of about 50 fishermen have been
arrested and their fishing gears and all other equipments have been taken away
by the Sri Lankan Navy, entirely jeopardizing their livelihood.
We
have been raising this matter inside and outside Parliament, time and again,
but to no avail. In this connection, our late revered Chief Minister of Tamil
Nadu, Dr. Amma, had written many letters to the hon. Prime Minister, drawing
his attention to this vexed issue and also to retrieve Katchatheevu which will
give a permanent solution to this problem, but it is still elusive.
Now,
hon. Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, thiru Edapaddi K. Palaniswami also
has written a letter to the hon. Prime Minister as late as on 3rd
March, 2017 in this regard. Again, on 7th March, 2017, he has
written another letter to the hon. Prime Minister about this specific incident.
Hence,
Madam, I strongly urge upon the Government, through you, to kindly take
immediate and effective action to ensure that the lives and properties of
fishermen are protected and that such incidents are not allowed to recur.
Thank
you.
HON.
SPEAKER:
Shri
Mallikarjun Kharge,
Shri
K.C. Venugopal,
Shri
P.K. Biju,
Shri
Jose K. Mani,
Dr.
Shashi Tharoor,
Dr. A.
Sampath,
Shrimati
P.K. Shreemathi Teacher,
Shri
N.K. Premachandran,
Shri
Bhairon Prasad Mishra,
Shri
Rabindra Kumar Jena and
Adv.
Joice George are permitted to associate with the issue raised by Dr. P. Venugopal.
SHRI V.
ELUMALAI (ARANI): Madam Speaker, a cold-blooded, inhuman, horrific, illegal and
barbaric killing of a young Indian fisherman happened on the 6th of
March, 2017. This is an inhuman and cruel act of Sri Lankan Navy. I strongly
condemn the frequent atrocities done by the Sri Lankan Navy against the Indian
fishermen in the southern coasts of Tamil Nadu.
The
Sri Lankan Navy has been frequently attacking the Indian fishermen who engage
in fishing in their traditional waters of Bay of Bengal. In the last one week
alone, 50 fishermen were arrested and their fishing nets and boats were seized.
In
2014 and 2016, our beloved leaders Puratchi Thalaivi Amma had submitted
memorandums to the hon. Prime Minister to ensure the safety of fishermen from
Tamil Nadu and to retrieve Katchatheevu from Sri Lanka, but till date, the
Indian Government has not taken any proper action regarding this.
I
urge upon the Prime Minister to personally intervene in this issue and use all
possible means and power to curb the unacceptable aggressive actions of Sri
Lankan Navy in the Palk Bay and to make serious efforts to retrieve
Katchatheevu Island from Sri Lanka to provide a permanent solution to this
issue.
Thank
you.
|
|
an>
Title:
Issue regarding killing of fisherman by Sri Lankan Navy off the coast of Tamil
Nadu.
DR. P.
VENUGOPAL (TIRUVALLUR): Madam Speaker, I have given a notice of Adjournment
Motion on the issue of killing of fisherman by Sri Lankan Navy off the coast of
Tamil Nadu, which you have disallowed now.
Madam,
I wish to bring to your kind notice and to the notice of this august House, an
extremely serious and disturbing incident that occurred on the 6th of
March, wherein a young innocent Tamil fisherman, Mr. Bristo, belonging to
Rameswaram had been shot dead by Sri Lankan Navy and four others had also
sustained grievous injuries.
Madam,
in this unfortunate incident, the Sri Lankan Navy opened fire at a group of
fishermen which was fishing in the traditional waters between Danushkodi and
Katchatheevu. After his incident, the fishing community of Tamil Nadu is in
a state of rude shock. We expect the Government of India to act swiftly and
strongly.
Madam,
I would also like to point out that attacks on Tamil fishermen by the Sri
Lankan Navy are going on unabated and shockingly, shooting incidents have
increased in the recent past. It is pertinent to mention that during the peace
talks held between the officials and fishermen from both countries, in Chennai
and also in New Delhi, a broad consensus was reached that the fishermen will
not be fired at, but that consensus is not being adhered to and there have been
many violations of late.
Moreover,
during the past one week alone, a total of about 50 fishermen have been
arrested and their fishing gears and all other equipments have been taken away
by the Sri Lankan Navy, entirely jeopardizing their livelihood.
We
have been raising this matter inside and outside Parliament, time and again,
but to no avail. In this connection, our late revered Chief Minister of Tamil
Nadu, Dr. Amma, had written many letters to the hon. Prime Minister, drawing
his attention to this vexed issue and also to retrieve Katchatheevu which will
give a permanent solution to this problem, but it is still elusive.
Now,
hon. Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, thiru Edapaddi K. Palaniswami also
has written a letter to the hon. Prime Minister as late as on 3rd
March, 2017 in this regard. Again, on 7th March, 2017, he has
written another letter to the hon. Prime Minister about this specific incident.
Hence,
Madam, I strongly urge upon the Government, through you, to kindly take
immediate and effective action to ensure that the lives and properties of
fishermen are protected and that such incidents are not allowed to recur.
Thank
you.
HON.
SPEAKER:
Shri
Mallikarjun Kharge,
Shri
K.C. Venugopal,
Shri
P.K. Biju,
Shri
Jose K. Mani,
Dr.
Shashi Tharoor,
Dr. A.
Sampath,
Shrimati
P.K. Shreemathi Teacher,
Shri
N.K. Premachandran,
Shri
Bhairon Prasad Mishra,
Shri
Rabindra Kumar Jena and
Adv.
Joice George are permitted to associate with the issue raised by Dr. P. Venugopal.
SHRI V.
ELUMALAI (ARANI): Madam Speaker, a cold-blooded, inhuman, horrific, illegal and
barbaric killing of a young Indian fisherman happened on the 6th of
March, 2017. This is an inhuman and cruel act of Sri Lankan Navy. I strongly
condemn the frequent atrocities done by the Sri Lankan Navy against the Indian
fishermen in the southern coasts of Tamil Nadu.
The
Sri Lankan Navy has been frequently attacking the Indian fishermen who engage
in fishing in their traditional waters of Bay of Bengal. In the last one week
alone, 50 fishermen were arrested and their fishing nets and boats were seized.
In
2014 and 2016, our beloved leaders Puratchi Thalaivi Amma had submitted
memorandums to the hon. Prime Minister to ensure the safety of fishermen from
Tamil Nadu and to retrieve Katchatheevu from Sri Lanka, but till date, the
Indian Government has not taken any proper action regarding this.
I
urge upon the Prime Minister to personally intervene in this issue and use all
possible means and power to curb the unacceptable aggressive actions of Sri
Lankan Navy in the Palk Bay and to make serious efforts to retrieve
Katchatheevu Island from Sri Lanka to provide a permanent solution to this
issue.
Thank
you.
|
|
an>
Title:
Issue regarding killing of fisherman by Sri Lankan Navy off the coast of Tamil
Nadu.
DR. P.
VENUGOPAL (TIRUVALLUR): Madam Speaker, I have given a notice of Adjournment
Motion on the issue of killing of fisherman by Sri Lankan Navy off the coast of
Tamil Nadu, which you have disallowed now.
Madam,
I wish to bring to your kind notice and to the notice of this august House, an
extremely serious and disturbing incident that occurred on the 6th of
March, wherein a young innocent Tamil fisherman, Mr. Bristo, belonging to
Rameswaram had been shot dead by Sri Lankan Navy and four others had also
sustained grievous injuries.
Madam,
in this unfortunate incident, the Sri Lankan Navy opened fire at a group of
fishermen which was fishing in the traditional waters between Danushkodi and
Katchatheevu. After his incident, the fishing community of Tamil Nadu is in
a state of rude shock. We expect the Government of India to act swiftly and
strongly.
Madam,
I would also like to point out that attacks on Tamil fishermen by the Sri
Lankan Navy are going on unabated and shockingly, shooting incidents have
increased in the recent past. It is pertinent to mention that during the peace
talks held between the officials and fishermen from both countries, in Chennai
and also in New Delhi, a broad consensus was reached that the fishermen will
not be fired at, but that consensus is not being adhered to and there have been
many violations of late.
Moreover,
during the past one week alone, a total of about 50 fishermen have been
arrested and their fishing gears and all other equipments have been taken away
by the Sri Lankan Navy, entirely jeopardizing their livelihood.
We
have been raising this matter inside and outside Parliament, time and again,
but to no avail. In this connection, our late revered Chief Minister of Tamil
Nadu, Dr. Amma, had written many letters to the hon. Prime Minister, drawing
his attention to this vexed issue and also to retrieve Katchatheevu which will
give a permanent solution to this problem, but it is still elusive.
Now,
hon. Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, thiru Edapaddi K. Palaniswami also
has written a letter to the hon. Prime Minister as late as on 3rd
March, 2017 in this regard. Again, on 7th March, 2017, he has
written another letter to the hon. Prime Minister about this specific incident.
Hence,
Madam, I strongly urge upon the Government, through you, to kindly take
immediate and effective action to ensure that the lives and properties of
fishermen are protected and that such incidents are not allowed to recur.
Thank
you.
HON.
SPEAKER:
Shri
Mallikarjun Kharge,
Shri
K.C. Venugopal,
Shri
P.K. Biju,
Shri
Jose K. Mani,
Dr.
Shashi Tharoor,
Dr. A.
Sampath,
Shrimati
P.K. Shreemathi Teacher,
Shri
N.K. Premachandran,
Shri
Bhairon Prasad Mishra,
Shri
Rabindra Kumar Jena and
Adv.
Joice George are permitted to associate with the issue raised by Dr. P. Venugopal.
SHRI V.
ELUMALAI (ARANI): Madam Speaker, a cold-blooded, inhuman, horrific, illegal and
barbaric killing of a young Indian fisherman happened on the 6th of
March, 2017. This is an inhuman and cruel act of Sri Lankan Navy. I strongly
condemn the frequent atrocities done by the Sri Lankan Navy against the Indian
fishermen in the southern coasts of Tamil Nadu.
The
Sri Lankan Navy has been frequently attacking the Indian fishermen who engage
in fishing in their traditional waters of Bay of Bengal. In the last one week
alone, 50 fishermen were arrested and their fishing nets and boats were seized.
In
2014 and 2016, our beloved leaders Puratchi Thalaivi Amma had submitted
memorandums to the hon. Prime Minister to ensure the safety of fishermen from
Tamil Nadu and to retrieve Katchatheevu from Sri Lanka, but till date, the
Indian Government has not taken any proper action regarding this.
I
urge upon the Prime Minister to personally intervene in this issue and use all
possible means and power to curb the unacceptable aggressive actions of Sri
Lankan Navy in the Palk Bay and to make serious efforts to retrieve
Katchatheevu Island from Sri Lanka to provide a permanent solution to this
issue.
Thank
you.
|
|
an>
Title:
Issue regarding killing of fisherman by Sri Lankan Navy off the coast of Tamil
Nadu.
DR. P.
VENUGOPAL (TIRUVALLUR): Madam Speaker, I have given a notice of Adjournment
Motion on the issue of killing of fisherman by Sri Lankan Navy off the coast of
Tamil Nadu, which you have disallowed now.
Madam,
I wish to bring to your kind notice and to the notice of this august House, an
extremely serious and disturbing incident that occurred on the 6th of
March, wherein a young innocent Tamil fisherman, Mr. Bristo, belonging to
Rameswaram had been shot dead by Sri Lankan Navy and four others had also
sustained grievous injuries.
Madam,
in this unfortunate incident, the Sri Lankan Navy opened fire at a group of
fishermen which was fishing in the traditional waters between Danushkodi and
Katchatheevu. After his incident, the fishing community of Tamil Nadu is in
a state of rude shock. We expect the Government of India to act swiftly and
strongly.
Madam,
I would also like to point out that attacks on Tamil fishermen by the Sri
Lankan Navy are going on unabated and shockingly, shooting incidents have
increased in the recent past. It is pertinent to mention that during the peace
talks held between the officials and fishermen from both countries, in Chennai
and also in New Delhi, a broad consensus was reached that the fishermen will
not be fired at, but that consensus is not being adhered to and there have been
many violations of late.
Moreover,
during the past one week alone, a total of about 50 fishermen have been
arrested and their fishing gears and all other equipments have been taken away
by the Sri Lankan Navy, entirely jeopardizing their livelihood.
We
have been raising this matter inside and outside Parliament, time and again,
but to no avail. In this connection, our late revered Chief Minister of Tamil
Nadu, Dr. Amma, had written many letters to the hon. Prime Minister, drawing
his attention to this vexed issue and also to retrieve Katchatheevu which will
give a permanent solution to this problem, but it is still elusive.
Now,
hon. Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, thiru Edapaddi K. Palaniswami also
has written a letter to the hon. Prime Minister as late as on 3rd
March, 2017 in this regard. Again, on 7th March, 2017, he has
written another letter to the hon. Prime Minister about this specific incident.
Hence,
Madam, I strongly urge upon the Government, through you, to kindly take
immediate and effective action to ensure that the lives and properties of
fishermen are protected and that such incidents are not allowed to recur.
Thank
you.
HON.
SPEAKER:
Shri
Mallikarjun Kharge,
Shri
K.C. Venugopal,
Shri
P.K. Biju,
Shri
Jose K. Mani,
Dr.
Shashi Tharoor,
Dr. A.
Sampath,
Shrimati
P.K. Shreemathi Teacher,
Shri
N.K. Premachandran,
Shri
Bhairon Prasad Mishra,
Shri
Rabindra Kumar Jena and
Adv.
Joice George are permitted to associate with the issue raised by Dr. P. Venugopal.
SHRI V.
ELUMALAI (ARANI): Madam Speaker, a cold-blooded, inhuman, horrific, illegal and
barbaric killing of a young Indian fisherman happened on the 6th of
March, 2017. This is an inhuman and cruel act of Sri Lankan Navy. I strongly
condemn the frequent atrocities done by the Sri Lankan Navy against the Indian
fishermen in the southern coasts of Tamil Nadu.
The
Sri Lankan Navy has been frequently attacking the Indian fishermen who engage
in fishing in their traditional waters of Bay of Bengal. In the last one week
alone, 50 fishermen were arrested and their fishing nets and boats were seized.
In
2014 and 2016, our beloved leaders Puratchi Thalaivi Amma had submitted
memorandums to the hon. Prime Minister to ensure the safety of fishermen from
Tamil Nadu and to retrieve Katchatheevu from Sri Lanka, but till date, the
Indian Government has not taken any proper action regarding this.
I
urge upon the Prime Minister to personally intervene in this issue and use all
possible means and power to curb the unacceptable aggressive actions of Sri
Lankan Navy in the Palk Bay and to make serious efforts to retrieve
Katchatheevu Island from Sri Lanka to provide a permanent solution to this
issue.
Thank
you.
|
|
an>
Title:
Issue regarding killing of fisherman by Sri Lankan Navy off the coast of Tamil
Nadu.
DR. P.
VENUGOPAL (TIRUVALLUR): Madam Speaker, I have given a notice of Adjournment
Motion on the issue of killing of fisherman by Sri Lankan Navy off the coast of
Tamil Nadu, which you have disallowed now.
Madam,
I wish to bring to your kind notice and to the notice of this august House, an
extremely serious and disturbing incident that occurred on the 6th of
March, wherein a young innocent Tamil fisherman, Mr. Bristo, belonging to
Rameswaram had been shot dead by Sri Lankan Navy and four others had also
sustained grievous injuries.
Madam,
in this unfortunate incident, the Sri Lankan Navy opened fire at a group of
fishermen which was fishing in the traditional waters between Danushkodi and
Katchatheevu. After his incident, the fishing community of Tamil Nadu is in
a state of rude shock. We expect the Government of India to act swiftly and
strongly.
Madam,
I would also like to point out that attacks on Tamil fishermen by the Sri
Lankan Navy are going on unabated and shockingly, shooting incidents have
increased in the recent past. It is pertinent to mention that during the peace
talks held between the officials and fishermen from both countries, in Chennai
and also in New Delhi, a broad consensus was reached that the fishermen will
not be fired at, but that consensus is not being adhered to and there have been
many violations of late.
Moreover,
during the past one week alone, a total of about 50 fishermen have been
arrested and their fishing gears and all other equipments have been taken away
by the Sri Lankan Navy, entirely jeopardizing their livelihood.
We
have been raising this matter inside and outside Parliament, time and again,
but to no avail. In this connection, our late revered Chief Minister of Tamil
Nadu, Dr. Amma, had written many letters to the hon. Prime Minister, drawing
his attention to this vexed issue and also to retrieve Katchatheevu which will
give a permanent solution to this problem, but it is still elusive.
Now,
hon. Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, thiru Edapaddi K. Palaniswami also
has written a letter to the hon. Prime Minister as late as on 3rd
March, 2017 in this regard. Again, on 7th March, 2017, he has
written another letter to the hon. Prime Minister about this specific incident.
Hence,
Madam, I strongly urge upon the Government, through you, to kindly take
immediate and effective action to ensure that the lives and properties of
fishermen are protected and that such incidents are not allowed to recur.
Thank
you.
HON.
SPEAKER:
Shri
Mallikarjun Kharge,
Shri
K.C. Venugopal,
Shri
P.K. Biju,
Shri
Jose K. Mani,
Dr.
Shashi Tharoor,
Dr. A.
Sampath,
Shrimati
P.K. Shreemathi Teacher,
Shri
N.K. Premachandran,
Shri
Bhairon Prasad Mishra,
Shri
Rabindra Kumar Jena and
Adv.
Joice George are permitted to associate with the issue raised by Dr. P. Venugopal.
SHRI V.
ELUMALAI (ARANI): Madam Speaker, a cold-blooded, inhuman, horrific, illegal and
barbaric killing of a young Indian fisherman happened on the 6th of
March, 2017. This is an inhuman and cruel act of Sri Lankan Navy. I strongly
condemn the frequent atrocities done by the Sri Lankan Navy against the Indian
fishermen in the southern coasts of Tamil Nadu.
The
Sri Lankan Navy has been frequently attacking the Indian fishermen who engage
in fishing in their traditional waters of Bay of Bengal. In the last one week
alone, 50 fishermen were arrested and their fishing nets and boats were seized.
In
2014 and 2016, our beloved leaders Puratchi Thalaivi Amma had submitted
memorandums to the hon. Prime Minister to ensure the safety of fishermen from
Tamil Nadu and to retrieve Katchatheevu from Sri Lanka, but till date, the
Indian Government has not taken any proper action regarding this.
I
urge upon the Prime Minister to personally intervene in this issue and use all
possible means and power to curb the unacceptable aggressive actions of Sri
Lankan Navy in the Palk Bay and to make serious efforts to retrieve
Katchatheevu Island from Sri Lanka to provide a permanent solution to this
issue.
Thank
you.
|
|
an>
Title:
Issue regarding killing of fisherman by Sri Lankan Navy off the coast of Tamil
Nadu.
DR. P.
VENUGOPAL (TIRUVALLUR): Madam Speaker, I have given a notice of Adjournment
Motion on the issue of killing of fisherman by Sri Lankan Navy off the coast of
Tamil Nadu, which you have disallowed now.
Madam,
I wish to bring to your kind notice and to the notice of this august House, an
extremely serious and disturbing incident that occurred on the 6th of
March, wherein a young innocent Tamil fisherman, Mr. Bristo, belonging to
Rameswaram had been shot dead by Sri Lankan Navy and four others had also
sustained grievous injuries.
Madam,
in this unfortunate incident, the Sri Lankan Navy opened fire at a group of
fishermen which was fishing in the traditional waters between Danushkodi and
Katchatheevu. After his incident, the fishing community of Tamil Nadu is in
a state of rude shock. We expect the Government of India to act swiftly and
strongly.
Madam,
I would also like to point out that attacks on Tamil fishermen by the Sri
Lankan Navy are going on unabated and shockingly, shooting incidents have
increased in the recent past. It is pertinent to mention that during the peace
talks held between the officials and fishermen from both countries, in Chennai
and also in New Delhi, a broad consensus was reached that the fishermen will
not be fired at, but that consensus is not being adhered to and there have been
many violations of late.
Moreover,
during the past one week alone, a total of about 50 fishermen have been
arrested and their fishing gears and all other equipments have been taken away
by the Sri Lankan Navy, entirely jeopardizing their livelihood.
We
have been raising this matter inside and outside Parliament, time and again,
but to no avail. In this connection, our late revered Chief Minister of Tamil
Nadu, Dr. Amma, had written many letters to the hon. Prime Minister, drawing
his attention to this vexed issue and also to retrieve Katchatheevu which will
give a permanent solution to this problem, but it is still elusive.
Now,
hon. Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, thiru Edapaddi K. Palaniswami also
has written a letter to the hon. Prime Minister as late as on 3rd
March, 2017 in this regard. Again, on 7th March, 2017, he has
written another letter to the hon. Prime Minister about this specific incident.
Hence,
Madam, I strongly urge upon the Government, through you, to kindly take
immediate and effective action to ensure that the lives and properties of
fishermen are protected and that such incidents are not allowed to recur.
Thank
you.
HON.
SPEAKER:
Shri
Mallikarjun Kharge,
Shri
K.C. Venugopal,
Shri
P.K. Biju,
Shri
Jose K. Mani,
Dr.
Shashi Tharoor,
Dr. A.
Sampath,
Shrimati
P.K. Shreemathi Teacher,
Shri
N.K. Premachandran,
Shri
Bhairon Prasad Mishra,
Shri
Rabindra Kumar Jena and
Adv.
Joice George are permitted to associate with the issue raised by Dr. P. Venugopal.
SHRI V.
ELUMALAI (ARANI): Madam Speaker, a cold-blooded, inhuman, horrific, illegal and
barbaric killing of a young Indian fisherman happened on the 6th of
March, 2017. This is an inhuman and cruel act of Sri Lankan Navy. I strongly
condemn the frequent atrocities done by the Sri Lankan Navy against the Indian
fishermen in the southern coasts of Tamil Nadu.
The
Sri Lankan Navy has been frequently attacking the Indian fishermen who engage
in fishing in their traditional waters of Bay of Bengal. In the last one week
alone, 50 fishermen were arrested and their fishing nets and boats were seized.
In
2014 and 2016, our beloved leaders Puratchi Thalaivi Amma had submitted
memorandums to the hon. Prime Minister to ensure the safety of fishermen from
Tamil Nadu and to retrieve Katchatheevu from Sri Lanka, but till date, the
Indian Government has not taken any proper action regarding this.
I
urge upon the Prime Minister to personally intervene in this issue and use all
possible means and power to curb the unacceptable aggressive actions of Sri
Lankan Navy in the Palk Bay and to make serious efforts to retrieve
Katchatheevu Island from Sri Lanka to provide a permanent solution to this
issue.
Thank
you.
|
|
an>
Title:
Issue regarding killing of fisherman by Sri Lankan Navy off the coast of Tamil
Nadu.
DR. P.
VENUGOPAL (TIRUVALLUR): Madam Speaker, I have given a notice of Adjournment
Motion on the issue of killing of fisherman by Sri Lankan Navy off the coast of
Tamil Nadu, which you have disallowed now.
Madam,
I wish to bring to your kind notice and to the notice of this august House, an
extremely serious and disturbing incident that occurred on the 6th of
March, wherein a young innocent Tamil fisherman, Mr. Bristo, belonging to
Rameswaram had been shot dead by Sri Lankan Navy and four others had also
sustained grievous injuries.
Madam,
in this unfortunate incident, the Sri Lankan Navy opened fire at a group of
fishermen which was fishing in the traditional waters between Danushkodi and
Katchatheevu. After his incident, the fishing community of Tamil Nadu is in
a state of rude shock. We expect the Government of India to act swiftly and
strongly.
Madam,
I would also like to point out that attacks on Tamil fishermen by the Sri
Lankan Navy are going on unabated and shockingly, shooting incidents have
increased in the recent past. It is pertinent to mention that during the peace
talks held between the officials and fishermen from both countries, in Chennai
and also in New Delhi, a broad consensus was reached that the fishermen will
not be fired at, but that consensus is not being adhered to and there have been
many violations of late.
Moreover,
during the past one week alone, a total of about 50 fishermen have been
arrested and their fishing gears and all other equipments have been taken away
by the Sri Lankan Navy, entirely jeopardizing their livelihood.
We
have been raising this matter inside and outside Parliament, time and again,
but to no avail. In this connection, our late revered Chief Minister of Tamil
Nadu, Dr. Amma, had written many letters to the hon. Prime Minister, drawing
his attention to this vexed issue and also to retrieve Katchatheevu which will
give a permanent solution to this problem, but it is still elusive.
Now,
hon. Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, thiru Edapaddi K. Palaniswami also
has written a letter to the hon. Prime Minister as late as on 3rd
March, 2017 in this regard. Again, on 7th March, 2017, he has
written another letter to the hon. Prime Minister about this specific incident.
Hence,
Madam, I strongly urge upon the Government, through you, to kindly take
immediate and effective action to ensure that the lives and properties of
fishermen are protected and that such incidents are not allowed to recur.
Thank
you.
HON.
SPEAKER:
Shri
Mallikarjun Kharge,
Shri
K.C. Venugopal,
Shri
P.K. Biju,
Shri
Jose K. Mani,
Dr.
Shashi Tharoor,
Dr. A.
Sampath,
Shrimati
P.K. Shreemathi Teacher,
Shri
N.K. Premachandran,
Shri
Bhairon Prasad Mishra,
Shri
Rabindra Kumar Jena and
Adv.
Joice George are permitted to associate with the issue raised by Dr. P. Venugopal.
SHRI V.
ELUMALAI (ARANI): Madam Speaker, a cold-blooded, inhuman, horrific, illegal and
barbaric killing of a young Indian fisherman happened on the 6th of
March, 2017. This is an inhuman and cruel act of Sri Lankan Navy. I strongly
condemn the frequent atrocities done by the Sri Lankan Navy against the Indian
fishermen in the southern coasts of Tamil Nadu.
The
Sri Lankan Navy has been frequently attacking the Indian fishermen who engage
in fishing in their traditional waters of Bay of Bengal. In the last one week
alone, 50 fishermen were arrested and their fishing nets and boats were seized.
In
2014 and 2016, our beloved leaders Puratchi Thalaivi Amma had submitted
memorandums to the hon. Prime Minister to ensure the safety of fishermen from
Tamil Nadu and to retrieve Katchatheevu from Sri Lanka, but till date, the
Indian Government has not taken any proper action regarding this.
I
urge upon the Prime Minister to personally intervene in this issue and use all
possible means and power to curb the unacceptable aggressive actions of Sri
Lankan Navy in the Palk Bay and to make serious efforts to retrieve
Katchatheevu Island from Sri Lanka to provide a permanent solution to this
issue.
Thank
you.
|
|
an>
Title:
Issue regarding killing of fisherman by Sri Lankan Navy off the coast of Tamil
Nadu.
DR. P.
VENUGOPAL (TIRUVALLUR): Madam Speaker, I have given a notice of Adjournment
Motion on the issue of killing of fisherman by Sri Lankan Navy off the coast of
Tamil Nadu, which you have disallowed now.
Madam,
I wish to bring to your kind notice and to the notice of this august House, an
extremely serious and disturbing incident that occurred on the 6th of
March, wherein a young innocent Tamil fisherman, Mr. Bristo, belonging to
Rameswaram had been shot dead by Sri Lankan Navy and four others had also
sustained grievous injuries.
Madam,
in this unfortunate incident, the Sri Lankan Navy opened fire at a group of
fishermen which was fishing in the traditional waters between Danushkodi and
Katchatheevu. After his incident, the fishing community of Tamil Nadu is in
a state of rude shock. We expect the Government of India to act swiftly and
strongly.
Madam,
I would also like to point out that attacks on Tamil fishermen by the Sri
Lankan Navy are going on unabated and shockingly, shooting incidents have
increased in the recent past. It is pertinent to mention that during the peace
talks held between the officials and fishermen from both countries, in Chennai
and also in New Delhi, a broad consensus was reached that the fishermen will
not be fired at, but that consensus is not being adhered to and there have been
many violations of late.
Moreover,
during the past one week alone, a total of about 50 fishermen have been
arrested and their fishing gears and all other equipments have been taken away
by the Sri Lankan Navy, entirely jeopardizing their livelihood.
We
have been raising this matter inside and outside Parliament, time and again,
but to no avail. In this connection, our late revered Chief Minister of Tamil
Nadu, Dr. Amma, had written many letters to the hon. Prime Minister, drawing
his attention to this vexed issue and also to retrieve Katchatheevu which will
give a permanent solution to this problem, but it is still elusive.
Now,
hon. Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, thiru Edapaddi K. Palaniswami also
has written a letter to the hon. Prime Minister as late as on 3rd
March, 2017 in this regard. Again, on 7th March, 2017, he has
written another letter to the hon. Prime Minister about this specific incident.
Hence,
Madam, I strongly urge upon the Government, through you, to kindly take
immediate and effective action to ensure that the lives and properties of
fishermen are protected and that such incidents are not allowed to recur.
Thank
you.
HON.
SPEAKER:
Shri
Mallikarjun Kharge,
Shri
K.C. Venugopal,
Shri
P.K. Biju,
Shri
Jose K. Mani,
Dr.
Shashi Tharoor,
Dr. A.
Sampath,
Shrimati
P.K. Shreemathi Teacher,
Shri
N.K. Premachandran,
Shri
Bhairon Prasad Mishra,
Shri
Rabindra Kumar Jena and
Adv.
Joice George are permitted to associate with the issue raised by Dr. P. Venugopal.
SHRI V.
ELUMALAI (ARANI): Madam Speaker, a cold-blooded, inhuman, horrific, illegal and
barbaric killing of a young Indian fisherman happened on the 6th of
March, 2017. This is an inhuman and cruel act of Sri Lankan Navy. I strongly
condemn the frequent atrocities done by the Sri Lankan Navy against the Indian
fishermen in the southern coasts of Tamil Nadu.
The
Sri Lankan Navy has been frequently attacking the Indian fishermen who engage
in fishing in their traditional waters of Bay of Bengal. In the last one week
alone, 50 fishermen were arrested and their fishing nets and boats were seized.
In
2014 and 2016, our beloved leaders Puratchi Thalaivi Amma had submitted
memorandums to the hon. Prime Minister to ensure the safety of fishermen from
Tamil Nadu and to retrieve Katchatheevu from Sri Lanka, but till date, the
Indian Government has not taken any proper action regarding this.
I
urge upon the Prime Minister to personally intervene in this issue and use all
possible means and power to curb the unacceptable aggressive actions of Sri
Lankan Navy in the Palk Bay and to make serious efforts to retrieve
Katchatheevu Island from Sri Lanka to provide a permanent solution to this
issue.
Thank
you.
|
|
an>
Title:
Issue regarding killing of fisherman by Sri Lankan Navy off the coast of Tamil
Nadu.
DR. P.
VENUGOPAL (TIRUVALLUR): Madam Speaker, I have given a notice of Adjournment
Motion on the issue of killing of fisherman by Sri Lankan Navy off the coast of
Tamil Nadu, which you have disallowed now.
Madam,
I wish to bring to your kind notice and to the notice of this august House, an
extremely serious and disturbing incident that occurred on the 6th of
March, wherein a young innocent Tamil fisherman, Mr. Bristo, belonging to
Rameswaram had been shot dead by Sri Lankan Navy and four others had also
sustained grievous injuries.
Madam,
in this unfortunate incident, the Sri Lankan Navy opened fire at a group of
fishermen which was fishing in the traditional waters between Danushkodi and
Katchatheevu. After his incident, the fishing community of Tamil Nadu is in
a state of rude shock. We expect the Government of India to act swiftly and
strongly.
Madam,
I would also like to point out that attacks on Tamil fishermen by the Sri
Lankan Navy are going on unabated and shockingly, shooting incidents have
increased in the recent past. It is pertinent to mention that during the peace
talks held between the officials and fishermen from both countries, in Chennai
and also in New Delhi, a broad consensus was reached that the fishermen will
not be fired at, but that consensus is not being adhered to and there have been
many violations of late.
Moreover,
during the past one week alone, a total of about 50 fishermen have been
arrested and their fishing gears and all other equipments have been taken away
by the Sri Lankan Navy, entirely jeopardizing their livelihood.
We
have been raising this matter inside and outside Parliament, time and again,
but to no avail. In this connection, our late revered Chief Minister of Tamil
Nadu, Dr. Amma, had written many letters to the hon. Prime Minister, drawing
his attention to this vexed issue and also to retrieve Katchatheevu which will
give a permanent solution to this problem, but it is still elusive.
Now,
hon. Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, thiru Edapaddi K. Palaniswami also
has written a letter to the hon. Prime Minister as late as on 3rd
March, 2017 in this regard. Again, on 7th March, 2017, he has
written another letter to the hon. Prime Minister about this specific incident.
Hence,
Madam, I strongly urge upon the Government, through you, to kindly take
immediate and effective action to ensure that the lives and properties of
fishermen are protected and that such incidents are not allowed to recur.
Thank
you.
HON.
SPEAKER:
Shri
Mallikarjun Kharge,
Shri
K.C. Venugopal,
Shri
P.K. Biju,
Shri
Jose K. Mani,
Dr.
Shashi Tharoor,
Dr. A.
Sampath,
Shrimati
P.K. Shreemathi Teacher,
Shri
N.K. Premachandran,
Shri
Bhairon Prasad Mishra,
Shri
Rabindra Kumar Jena and
Adv.
Joice George are permitted to associate with the issue raised by Dr. P. Venugopal.
SHRI V.
ELUMALAI (ARANI): Madam Speaker, a cold-blooded, inhuman, horrific, illegal and
barbaric killing of a young Indian fisherman happened on the 6th of
March, 2017. This is an inhuman and cruel act of Sri Lankan Navy. I strongly
condemn the frequent atrocities done by the Sri Lankan Navy against the Indian
fishermen in the southern coasts of Tamil Nadu.
The
Sri Lankan Navy has been frequently attacking the Indian fishermen who engage
in fishing in their traditional waters of Bay of Bengal. In the last one week
alone, 50 fishermen were arrested and their fishing nets and boats were seized.
In
2014 and 2016, our beloved leaders Puratchi Thalaivi Amma had submitted
memorandums to the hon. Prime Minister to ensure the safety of fishermen from
Tamil Nadu and to retrieve Katchatheevu from Sri Lanka, but till date, the
Indian Government has not taken any proper action regarding this.
I
urge upon the Prime Minister to personally intervene in this issue and use all
possible means and power to curb the unacceptable aggressive actions of Sri
Lankan Navy in the Palk Bay and to make serious efforts to retrieve
Katchatheevu Island from Sri Lanka to provide a permanent solution to this
issue.
Thank
you.
|
|
an>
Title:
Issue regarding killing of fisherman by Sri Lankan Navy off the coast of Tamil
Nadu.
DR. P.
VENUGOPAL (TIRUVALLUR): Madam Speaker, I have given a notice of Adjournment
Motion on the issue of killing of fisherman by Sri Lankan Navy off the coast of
Tamil Nadu, which you have disallowed now.
Madam,
I wish to bring to your kind notice and to the notice of this august House, an
extremely serious and disturbing incident that occurred on the 6th of
March, wherein a young innocent Tamil fisherman, Mr. Bristo, belonging to
Rameswaram had been shot dead by Sri Lankan Navy and four others had also
sustained grievous injuries.
Madam,
in this unfortunate incident, the Sri Lankan Navy opened fire at a group of
fishermen which was fishing in the traditional waters between Danushkodi and
Katchatheevu. After his incident, the fishing community of Tamil Nadu is in
a state of rude shock. We expect the Government of India to act swiftly and
strongly.
Madam,
I would also like to point out that attacks on Tamil fishermen by the Sri
Lankan Navy are going on unabated and shockingly, shooting incidents have
increased in the recent past. It is pertinent to mention that during the peace
talks held between the officials and fishermen from both countries, in Chennai
and also in New Delhi, a broad consensus was reached that the fishermen will
not be fired at, but that consensus is not being adhered to and there have been
many violations of late.
Moreover,
during the past one week alone, a total of about 50 fishermen have been
arrested and their fishing gears and all other equipments have been taken away
by the Sri Lankan Navy, entirely jeopardizing their livelihood.
We
have been raising this matter inside and outside Parliament, time and again,
but to no avail. In this connection, our late revered Chief Minister of Tamil
Nadu, Dr. Amma, had written many letters to the hon. Prime Minister, drawing
his attention to this vexed issue and also to retrieve Katchatheevu which will
give a permanent solution to this problem, but it is still elusive.
Now,
hon. Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, thiru Edapaddi K. Palaniswami also
has written a letter to the hon. Prime Minister as late as on 3rd
March, 2017 in this regard. Again, on 7th March, 2017, he has
written another letter to the hon. Prime Minister about this specific incident.
Hence,
Madam, I strongly urge upon the Government, through you, to kindly take
immediate and effective action to ensure that the lives and properties of
fishermen are protected and that such incidents are not allowed to recur.
Thank
you.
HON.
SPEAKER:
Shri
Mallikarjun Kharge,
Shri
K.C. Venugopal,
Shri
P.K. Biju,
Shri
Jose K. Mani,
Dr.
Shashi Tharoor,
Dr. A.
Sampath,
Shrimati
P.K. Shreemathi Teacher,
Shri
N.K. Premachandran,
Shri
Bhairon Prasad Mishra,
Shri
Rabindra Kumar Jena and
Adv.
Joice George are permitted to associate with the issue raised by Dr. P. Venugopal.
SHRI V.
ELUMALAI (ARANI): Madam Speaker, a cold-blooded, inhuman, horrific, illegal and
barbaric killing of a young Indian fisherman happened on the 6th of
March, 2017. This is an inhuman and cruel act of Sri Lankan Navy. I strongly
condemn the frequent atrocities done by the Sri Lankan Navy against the Indian
fishermen in the southern coasts of Tamil Nadu.
The
Sri Lankan Navy has been frequently attacking the Indian fishermen who engage
in fishing in their traditional waters of Bay of Bengal. In the last one week
alone, 50 fishermen were arrested and their fishing nets and boats were seized.
In
2014 and 2016, our beloved leaders Puratchi Thalaivi Amma had submitted
memorandums to the hon. Prime Minister to ensure the safety of fishermen from
Tamil Nadu and to retrieve Katchatheevu from Sri Lanka, but till date, the
Indian Government has not taken any proper action regarding this.
I
urge upon the Prime Minister to personally intervene in this issue and use all
possible means and power to curb the unacceptable aggressive actions of Sri
Lankan Navy in the Palk Bay and to make serious efforts to retrieve
Katchatheevu Island from Sri Lanka to provide a permanent solution to this
issue.
Thank
you.
|
|
an>
Title:
Issue regarding killing of fisherman by Sri Lankan Navy off the coast of Tamil
Nadu.
DR. P.
VENUGOPAL (TIRUVALLUR): Madam Speaker, I have given a notice of Adjournment
Motion on the issue of killing of fisherman by Sri Lankan Navy off the coast of
Tamil Nadu, which you have disallowed now.
Madam,
I wish to bring to your kind notice and to the notice of this august House, an
extremely serious and disturbing incident that occurred on the 6th of
March, wherein a young innocent Tamil fisherman, Mr. Bristo, belonging to
Rameswaram had been shot dead by Sri Lankan Navy and four others had also
sustained grievous injuries.
Madam,
in this unfortunate incident, the Sri Lankan Navy opened fire at a group of
fishermen which was fishing in the traditional waters between Danushkodi and
Katchatheevu. After his incident, the fishing community of Tamil Nadu is in
a state of rude shock. We expect the Government of India to act swiftly and
strongly.
Madam,
I would also like to point out that attacks on Tamil fishermen by the Sri
Lankan Navy are going on unabated and shockingly, shooting incidents have
increased in the recent past. It is pertinent to mention that during the peace
talks held between the officials and fishermen from both countries, in Chennai
and also in New Delhi, a broad consensus was reached that the fishermen will
not be fired at, but that consensus is not being adhered to and there have been
many violations of late.
Moreover,
during the past one week alone, a total of about 50 fishermen have been
arrested and their fishing gears and all other equipments have been taken away
by the Sri Lankan Navy, entirely jeopardizing their livelihood.
We
have been raising this matter inside and outside Parliament, time and again,
but to no avail. In this connection, our late revered Chief Minister of Tamil
Nadu, Dr. Amma, had written many letters to the hon. Prime Minister, drawing
his attention to this vexed issue and also to retrieve Katchatheevu which will
give a permanent solution to this problem, but it is still elusive.
Now,
hon. Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, thiru Edapaddi K. Palaniswami also
has written a letter to the hon. Prime Minister as late as on 3rd
March, 2017 in this regard. Again, on 7th March, 2017, he has
written another letter to the hon. Prime Minister about this specific incident.
Hence,
Madam, I strongly urge upon the Government, through you, to kindly take
immediate and effective action to ensure that the lives and properties of
fishermen are protected and that such incidents are not allowed to recur.
Thank
you.
HON.
SPEAKER:
Shri
Mallikarjun Kharge,
Shri
K.C. Venugopal,
Shri
P.K. Biju,
Shri
Jose K. Mani,
Dr.
Shashi Tharoor,
Dr. A.
Sampath,
Shrimati
P.K. Shreemathi Teacher,
Shri
N.K. Premachandran,
Shri
Bhairon Prasad Mishra,
Shri
Rabindra Kumar Jena and
Adv.
Joice George are permitted to associate with the issue raised by Dr. P. Venugopal.
SHRI V.
ELUMALAI (ARANI): Madam Speaker, a cold-blooded, inhuman, horrific, illegal and
barbaric killing of a young Indian fisherman happened on the 6th of
March, 2017. This is an inhuman and cruel act of Sri Lankan Navy. I strongly
condemn the frequent atrocities done by the Sri Lankan Navy against the Indian
fishermen in the southern coasts of Tamil Nadu.
The
Sri Lankan Navy has been frequently attacking the Indian fishermen who engage
in fishing in their traditional waters of Bay of Bengal. In the last one week
alone, 50 fishermen were arrested and their fishing nets and boats were seized.
In
2014 and 2016, our beloved leaders Puratchi Thalaivi Amma had submitted
memorandums to the hon. Prime Minister to ensure the safety of fishermen from
Tamil Nadu and to retrieve Katchatheevu from Sri Lanka, but till date, the
Indian Government has not taken any proper action regarding this.
I
urge upon the Prime Minister to personally intervene in this issue and use all
possible means and power to curb the unacceptable aggressive actions of Sri
Lankan Navy in the Palk Bay and to make serious efforts to retrieve
Katchatheevu Island from Sri Lanka to provide a permanent solution to this
issue.
Thank
you.
|
|
an>
Title:
Issue regarding killing of fisherman by Sri Lankan Navy off the coast of Tamil
Nadu.
DR. P.
VENUGOPAL (TIRUVALLUR): Madam Speaker, I have given a notice of Adjournment
Motion on the issue of killing of fisherman by Sri Lankan Navy off the coast of
Tamil Nadu, which you have disallowed now.
Madam,
I wish to bring to your kind notice and to the notice of this august House, an
extremely serious and disturbing incident that occurred on the 6th of
March, wherein a young innocent Tamil fisherman, Mr. Bristo, belonging to
Rameswaram had been shot dead by Sri Lankan Navy and four others had also
sustained grievous injuries.
Madam,
in this unfortunate incident, the Sri Lankan Navy opened fire at a group of
fishermen which was fishing in the traditional waters between Danushkodi and
Katchatheevu. After his incident, the fishing community of Tamil Nadu is in
a state of rude shock. We expect the Government of India to act swiftly and
strongly.
Madam,
I would also like to point out that attacks on Tamil fishermen by the Sri
Lankan Navy are going on unabated and shockingly, shooting incidents have
increased in the recent past. It is pertinent to mention that during the peace
talks held between the officials and fishermen from both countries, in Chennai
and also in New Delhi, a broad consensus was reached that the fishermen will
not be fired at, but that consensus is not being adhered to and there have been
many violations of late.
Moreover,
during the past one week alone, a total of about 50 fishermen have been
arrested and their fishing gears and all other equipments have been taken away
by the Sri Lankan Navy, entirely jeopardizing their livelihood.
We
have been raising this matter inside and outside Parliament, time and again,
but to no avail. In this connection, our late revered Chief Minister of Tamil
Nadu, Dr. Amma, had written many letters to the hon. Prime Minister, drawing
his attention to this vexed issue and also to retrieve Katchatheevu which will
give a permanent solution to this problem, but it is still elusive.
Now,
hon. Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, thiru Edapaddi K. Palaniswami also
has written a letter to the hon. Prime Minister as late as on 3rd
March, 2017 in this regard. Again, on 7th March, 2017, he has
written another letter to the hon. Prime Minister about this specific incident.
Hence,
Madam, I strongly urge upon the Government, through you, to kindly take
immediate and effective action to ensure that the lives and properties of
fishermen are protected and that such incidents are not allowed to recur.
Thank
you.
HON.
SPEAKER:
Shri
Mallikarjun Kharge,
Shri
K.C. Venugopal,
Shri
P.K. Biju,
Shri
Jose K. Mani,
Dr.
Shashi Tharoor,
Dr. A.
Sampath,
Shrimati
P.K. Shreemathi Teacher,
Shri
N.K. Premachandran,
Shri
Bhairon Prasad Mishra,
Shri
Rabindra Kumar Jena and
Adv.
Joice George are permitted to associate with the issue raised by Dr. P. Venugopal.
SHRI V.
ELUMALAI (ARANI): Madam Speaker, a cold-blooded, inhuman, horrific, illegal and
barbaric killing of a young Indian fisherman happened on the 6th of
March, 2017. This is an inhuman and cruel act of Sri Lankan Navy. I strongly
condemn the frequent atrocities done by the Sri Lankan Navy against the Indian
fishermen in the southern coasts of Tamil Nadu.
The
Sri Lankan Navy has been frequently attacking the Indian fishermen who engage
in fishing in their traditional waters of Bay of Bengal. In the last one week
alone, 50 fishermen were arrested and their fishing nets and boats were seized.
In
2014 and 2016, our beloved leaders Puratchi Thalaivi Amma had submitted
memorandums to the hon. Prime Minister to ensure the safety of fishermen from
Tamil Nadu and to retrieve Katchatheevu from Sri Lanka, but till date, the
Indian Government has not taken any proper action regarding this.
I
urge upon the Prime Minister to personally intervene in this issue and use all
possible means and power to curb the unacceptable aggressive actions of Sri
Lankan Navy in the Palk Bay and to make serious efforts to retrieve
Katchatheevu Island from Sri Lanka to provide a permanent solution to this
issue.
Thank
you.
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