The Hindu : Rs. 34 cr. for inland fisheries

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Sunday, Jun 01, 2003

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Southern States - Karnataka

Rs. 34 cr. for inland fisheries

By Our Staff Correspondent

UDUPI MAY 31 . The district in-charge minister, Vasanth V. Salian, said on Friday that Rs. 34 crore had been allotted for the development of inland fisheries in eight districts of the State. He was speaking after inaugurating the Block Congress workers' convention at Kaup.

Mr. Salian said it was essential to strengthen the Congress at the block, booth, and village-level. Workers should propagate the achievements of the State Government and highlight the failures of the Union Government to the people. They should work to fulfil the aspirations of the people, he said.

The MP, Vinaykumar Sorake, said though the Union Government claimed it was being driven by a "swadeshi" policy, the fact remained that it was influenced "videshi" (foreign) forces. The policies of the Union Government had resulted in social insecurity.

They had destroyed the secular fabric of the country. The farmers were reeling under the impact of price crash, and the poor had no one to turn to. The beedi industry was worst hit due to the "inaction" of the Union Government.

Mr. Sorake said a separate telecom district should be created for Udupi.

There was no point in the Union Minister of Telecommunications coming to Udupi to inaugurate the Telecom Office building in Udupi. If a separate telecom district was not announced, the Congress workers would wave black flags at the minister, he said.

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