Automated Translation:
Fishermen march against purse seine net ban

Azad Maidan resounds with anti-government slogans

Wadala, 11th (Correspondent) ‘The sea is ours, and it belongs to no one else’, ‘Is the government waiting for us to die by suicide?’, ‘Save Konkan, need of the hour’, ‘The King of the Seas is starving’, ‘One million fishermen unemployed, down with purse seines! ‘Who will go deep sea fishing and rake in 1000-crore foreign coin’ Azad Maidan echoed with these fiery slogans on Thursday (10th). Because of the rumor that small fish are caught in purse seine fishing, . the government has been ... since February 5th. A march was held at Azad Maidan on behalf of about 30 fishermen's organizations to raise awareness. More than two thousand women fishmongers and more than four thousand fishermen participated. But to disperse the march, the government gave only empty assurances to the fishermen.

Purse seine nets are used for fishing only within a given distance in the sea. The species whose numbers are decreasing are not usually caught with purse seine nets. However, it was said on behalf of the association and union that the government has taken a wrong decision by banning purse seine because certain people are misleading them about it. Amol Roge, president of the Purse Seine Association, appealed to the government to hold a meeting with the purse seine fishermen during the march. Roge said, ‘the fight will continue until the government does not meet our demands, because the problem is unemployment of 10 lakh fishermen, Purse Seine Fishermen Welfare Association Vice President Ganesh Nakhwa, All India Fishermen's Association President Kailas Chaulkar, Fishermen and Sailors Association Chief Vishwanath Mhatre, Karanja Society former President Pradeep Nakhwa, Sahkar Fishermen Society Advisor Anand Burode, Chaudagaon Sailors Association President Sitaram Patil, Nischal Koli etc. were present.

...then we shall undertake a chain hunger strike

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is promoting development through 'Make in India'. The Association questioned how the very same government is ending existing businesses. The government has assured the protesters that a meeting will be held in the cabinet within a week; However, all fishermen's organizations have warned that they would go on a chain hunger strike if a suitable solution is not arrived upon.