In a memorandum to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, forum chairman M Ilango said the additional solicitor general of the Union government declared that according to the "the agreement entered between the Indian and Sri Lankan governments in 1974 and 1976, the Indian fishermen are not authorized to fish near the Katchatheevu island."
He said the government made the statement based on the agreement but pointed out that he BJP leaders, including Rajnath Singh and Sushma Swaraj, during the campaigns ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, had assured to redress the grievances of the Indian fishermen.
"Sushma Swaraj had promised that the BJP would retrieve the Katchatheevu island from Sri Lanka," he pointed out.
He recalled that the BJP in its national policy on fishing and fishermen had assured to resolve all issues of fishermen, which included retrieval of the Katchatheevu, if voted to power. "The Union government's statement on Katchatheevu has disappointed the Tamil Nadu and Puducherry fishermen. The government could have avoided making such a statement. The BJP government took the same stand held by the former UPA government. The government may have sought additional time and could have filed a statement after holding meetings with the Sri Lankan government," he said.
The forum urged the government to initiate steps for entering into a new agreement with the Sri Lankan government after holding a meeting of the ministers and fishermen of two nations. This would resolve the issues permanently, it added.
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