In a statement here, State Secretary G. Ramakrishnan said the island navy continued to indulge in such acts. The party urged State and Central Governments to take steps to stop such incidents. The assistance to the bereaved family should be increased to Rs.5 lakh.
The State and Central Governments were not giving due importance to prevent attacks being unleashed by the Sri Lankan navy on the Tamil fishermen, Communist Party of India (Marxist) Central Committee Member and Rajya Sabha MP T.K. Rengarajan alleged.
Speaking to reporters here on Saturday, Mr. Rengarajan said that the attacks on the Tamil fishermen were continuing despite the presence of Indian navy in this region. The Indian Government, having cordial relationship with the Sri Lankan Government, should have put a permanent end to the attacks by conveying its concern through proper channel. However, it did not happen and hence attacks continued.
He welcomed Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi writing a letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in this regard while appealing to him to initiate stringent action against ‘honour killings' that had entered Tamil Nadu also.
The CPI (M) would stage demonstration in front of the Madurai Collectorate on July 12 in protest against not giving permission to construct a bus shelter at Uththapuram with his Local Area Development fund, he said. The party would organise campaigns and rallies across the State from August 22 and 29 against untouchability, inflation, unemployment, fuel price increase etc. to create awareness among the public of these issues and popularise alternative solutions to these pressing issues.
He criticised job fairs being conducted by the DMK, saying it was only showing the failure of Tamil Nadu Government's Department of Employment and Training.
(Courtesy : The Hindu)
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