India’s National Fish Workers Forum on Saturday sought formation of an Indo-Sri Lanka Marine Disputes Authority to find a permanent solution to end the “sufferings” of Indian fishermen, allegedly at the hands of Sri Lankan Navy.
General Secretary of the forum, M Ilango said in a statement around 25 fishermen from Karaikal were taken into custody by the Lankan Navy yesterday.
He said a fisherman of Karaikal region was injured last month when Lankan Navy allegedly fired at a group of fishermen. The injured fisherman was since undergoing treatment at a hospital in Chennai.
There should be initiatives on the part of the Indian government and Sri Lankan administration to invite representatives of the fishermen of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry and Sri Lanka to find permanent solution, he was quoted as saying by PTI.
