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The Hindu
The Hindu
National
V. Raghavendra

JSP will stand by fishermen in fight against auction of fish tanks: Pawan Kalyan

Jana Sena Party (JSP) president Pawan Kalyan has promised the fisher folks that he will stand by them in their fight against G.O. 217, through which the government seeks to put fish tanks on open auction

“I am prepared to go to jail for their cause,” Mr. Pawan said while addressing a gathering of the fishermen community at Narsapur in West Godavari on Sunday.

Mr. Pawan Kalyan said no State had issued such a G.O. “But the Jagan Mohan Reddy government proposes to auction the fish tanks starting with a pilot project in Nellore district without pondering over the consequences for the fishermen community,” he alleged.

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