Killing of fishermen by Sri Lankan Navy unacceptable: Jaishankar
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India has taken up with Sri Lanka within the strongest phrases the killing of Tamil Nadu fishermen in the island nation, and has made it very clear that such incidents are unacceptable, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar informed Rajya Sabha on Wednesday.
The assertion got here after Tamil events raised the difficulty of 4 fishermen from the state being allegedly killed by the Sri Lankan Navy whereas fishing mid-sea.
“We have taken it up in strongest terms with the Sri Lankan government and this particular incident I think was particularly unacceptable and that has been made very very clear to them,” Mr. Jaishankar stated.
Raising the difficulty via a Zero Hour point out, Tiruchi Siva of the DMK stated 4 fishermen of Tamil Nadu had been reported lacking on January 19 and the Sri Lankan Navy knowledgeable that their our bodies have been discovered within the Palk Strait 4 days later.
While the Sri Lankan Navy claims that the boat of the fishermen rammed into their vessel, the fishermen had been brutally attacked and killed by the island nation’s Navy, he alleged.
Fishermen from Tamil Nadu have constantly confronted harassment by the hands of the Sri Lankan Navy and have been compelled to stop the career, he stated.
He sought condemnation of the incident by the Prime Minister and a fast and immediate response to make sure such incidents don’t happen. The authorities and the Prime Minister ought to “take the issue seriously and give hope and confidence that nothing would happen when they go out fishing,” he stated.
M. Thambidurai of the AIADMK joined Mr. Siva in condemning the incident. He alleged that the Sri Lankan Navy has attacked and killed 245 fishermen from Tamil Nadu up to now.
Sri Lanka was beforehand arresting fishermen and India would carry them again however the killing of fishermen is condemnable, he stated, including Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami has written to the prime minister for taking vital motion.
“I request the external affairs minister to take necessary action and the prime minister to condemn this kind of activities,” he stated.
Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu stated this is a matter happening for a very long time and it isn’t that nothing has been performed. “Successive governments have been doing their best but the problem must be resolved is the suggestion of members and I hope the minister will take note,” he added.
