{"id":39038,"date":"2015-02-27T19:49:51","date_gmt":"2015-02-28T00:49:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/?p=39038"},"modified":"2015-02-27T19:49:51","modified_gmt":"2015-02-28T00:49:51","slug":"sri-lankan-navy-arrests-86-indian-fishermen-poaching-in-waters-off-mullaitheevu-coast-and-seize-10-trawlers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/?p=39038","title":{"rendered":"Sri  Lankan Navy Arrests 86 Indian Fishermen Poaching in Waters off Mullaitheevu Coast and Seize 10 Trawlers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By<\/p>\n<p>Meera Srinivasan<\/strong><\/p>\n<p> Signalling a departure from its recent decision to be lenient with Indian fishermen allegedly poaching in Sri Lankan waters, the Sri Lankan Navy on Thursday night arrested 86 Indian fishermen off Mullativu in the island\u2019s Northern Province. Ten trawlers in their possession were seized.<\/p>\n<p>After the Maithripala Sirisena-led Government assumed charge in January, Sri Lanka\u2019s northern fishermen pointed to the increasing number of \u201cIndian fishermen\u201d trawling off their coast.<\/p>\n<p> They accused the Sri Lankan Navy of being lenient with the Indian fishermen found poaching, a charge that Cabinet spokesperson Rajitha Senaratne admitted to.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong><\/p>\n<p>Talks postponed<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Following Prime Minister Narendra Modi\u2019s emphasis on resuming talks between fishermen from both sides \u2013 conveyed during President Sirisena\u2019s recent New Delhi visit \u2013 Tamil Nadu fishermen suggested that the discussions be held on March 5. However, Sri Lanka requested for a postponement of talks. \u201cOur new government has prioritised its 100-day programme, so we do not have time to work on this at the moment,\u201d Fisheries Secretary Nimal Hettiarachchi told The Hindu.<\/p>\n<p>The last round of talks between fishermen of India and Sri Lanka, held in Colombo in May 2014 ended in a deadlock with Indian fishermen demanding three years to completely phase out trawling, a proposal that their Sri Lankan counterparts found unreasonable.<br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\n\u2018Modi should address the issue\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi\u2019s scheduled visit to Sri Lanka between March 13 and 15 \u2013 Northern Province fishermen have urged him to take a strong position on the Palk Bay conflict. \u201cWe read in the papers that the Indian Prime Minister is coming to Jaffna as well. We appeal to him to look into our plight and take immediate action,\u201d K. Rajachandran, secretary, Jaffna District Fisheries Federation told The Hindu.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Rajachandran, along with a group of fisher leaders from the region, on Wednesday met the Indian Consul General in Jaffna, requesting that their message be conveyed to Mr. Modi.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe feel that our concerns should be taken to the Indian Prime Minister\u2019s notice. This has been an ongoing problem,\u201d said Emiliyan Pillai, president of the Federation of Jaffna District Fishermen Associations. <\/p>\n<p><em>Courtesy:The Hindu<\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"tweetbutton39038\" class=\"tw_button\" style=\"float:right;margin-left:10px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdbsjeyaraj.com%2Fdbsj%2F%3Fp%3D39038&amp;text=Sri%20%20Lankan%20Navy%20Arrests%2086%20Indian%20Fishermen%20Poaching%20in%20Waters%20off%20Mullaitheevu%20Coast%20and%20Seize%2010%20Trawlers&amp;related=&amp;lang=en&amp;count=horizontal\" class=\"twitter-share-button\"  style=\"width:55px;height:22px;background:transparent url('https:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-tweet-button\/tweetn.png') no-repeat  0 0;text-align:left;text-indent:-9999px;display:block;\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Meera Srinivasan Signalling a departure from its recent decision to be lenient with Indian fishermen allegedly poaching in Sri Lankan waters, the Sri Lankan Navy on Thursday night arrested 86 Indian fishermen off Mullativu in the island\u2019s Northern Province. Ten trawlers in their possession were seized. 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