By S M Arun
28 Aug 2010 03:10:12 AM IST
TN fishermen for berth in Legislative Council
THOOTHUKUDI: With the Election Commission having organised an all-party meeting, the fishing community in Tamil Nadu has sent a clear message to political parties to give them due representation in the proposed Legislative Council.
Speaking to Express, Convenor of Coastal People Federation (CPF) M Pushparayan said that the fishing community has been viewed upon by all political parties only as a 'vote bank' and no due representation was given to them by any of the governments.
"Reports say that a total of 78 seats have been sanctioned for the Legislative Council and we are expecting the Tamil Nadu government to set a precedent", he said.
Pushparayan pointed out that though Murari committee, Mandal Commission and Venugopal Commission had recommended due political representation for the fishing community right from local bodies to Parliament, none of these reports have been implemented so far.
Tamil Nadu has 13 coastal districts and 591 fishing hamlets with around 30 lakh actively involved in fishing and related activities.
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