Will take steps to get Katchatheevu back: EPS
AIADMK
has always stood by farmers and fishermen during difficult times right from the times of former chief minister J Jayalalithaa, said party general secretary
Edappadi K Palaniswami
on Thursday.
The party will continue to fight for favourable policies for them and ensure their livelihoods are protected, he told a meeting with representatives of various fishermen and farmers' associations in Ramanathapuram on Thursday morning.
Among the demands put forth by fishermen were a solution to the arrests of Tamil fishermen by Sri Lankan navy and rescuing those languishing in Sri Lankan prisons. "I will do my best to bring the matter to the attention of the central govt and provide help in whatever way possible.
We always take problems faced by farmers and fishermen seriously and take action, unlike DMK," said EPS. He said farmers were being neglected even when they were affected by drought.
Addressing his 'Makkalai Kappom, Thamizhagathai Meetpom' campaign later in the evening at Ramanathapuram and Mudukulathur, EPS said that as many as 806 fishermen were rescued from Sri Lankan prisons, 96 from Iranian prisons, 28 from Qatari prisons, and 11 from Abu Dhabi prisons during the AIADMK period.
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"Chief minister M K Stalin and DMK keep on saying they need to get back Katchatheevu, but the reality is that it was Congress who gave it away.
It was AIADMK who went to the Supreme Court under former CM J Jayalalithaa regarding the issue. We will definitely take steps to get Katchatheevu back, unlike DMK," said EPS.
Fishermen of mechanised fishing boats will get better diesel subsidies when AIADMK comes to power, and it will also be ensured that fishermen get adequate compensation during fishing ban periods, he added. EPS said the AIADMK govt was keen to set up check dams for farmers' benefits, but now farmers were suffering due to drought, especially in areas like Ramanathapuram. Earlier in the day, EPS visited a descendant of Ramnad kings, Raja Nagendra Sethupathi, in Ramanathapuram, who recently joined the party.
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