Fishermen under the banner of the Zilla Gangaputra Sangham took out a rally demanding the cancellation of G.O. Ms. No. 6 here on Monday, which they felt turned out to be detrimental to their occupational interests. They also protested against the alleged harsh comments of Animal Husbandry and Fisheries Minister Talasani Srinivas Yadav on the fishermen societies. Later, in a memorandum submitted to the District Collector sangham president Neeli Ramchander said Mr. Yadav during his recent visit to Darpally mandal literally unleashed threats to fishermen societies saying if they did not allow people from Mudiraj community into the societies, they would be scrapped. He alleged that the TRS leadership keeping an eye on the Mudiraj vote bank wanted to benefit them against the interests of fishermen by bestowing fishing rights though they had nothing to do with the occupation. Fishermen had been living on fishing from time immemorial and fishing was their only source of income, he said. We don’t want to lose our exclusive rights on the fishing and do not allow people from Mudiraj community into our societies. If they are forcibly brought into societies we will protest against it across the State, he said.
2018, The Hindu