In pics: TN fishermen protest against Indian Marine Fisheries Bill
Members of the fishermen community and activists staged a protest on August 9 in Tamil Nadu and raised slogans against the central government for the Marine Fisheries Bill. They urged the centre not to introduce the Bill in the ongoing Parliamentary session.
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Earlier, Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin urged the Union government not to move the Indian Marine Fisheries Bill, 2021. Here are a few pictures of the protest in Chennai.(AFP)
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Members of the fishermen community and activists take part in a demonstration against the Indian Marine Fisheries Bill in Chennai on August 9.(AFP)
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Police stand guard as the members of the fishermen community and activists shout slogans during a protest against the Indian Marine Fisheries Bill in Chennai on August 9.(AFP)
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“This issue is of grave concern to Tamil Nadu, particularly among the coastal districts,” Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin earlier said in a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.(AFP)
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