Silvester D’ Souza

Daijiworld Media Network – Gangolli (EP)

Gangolli, May 4: Fishermen of Maravanthe who had decided to boycott the upcoming assembly elections over the issue of Maravanthe out port work have backtracked from their decision.

Addressing reporters at Sri Rama Mandira here on Thursday, May 4, Maravanthe Meenugarara Seva Samithi president K M Vasudeva Kharvisaid  MP B Y Raghavendra has assured them that work on the second stage of the Kerala model Outdoor port will be started soon after the elections.

He said a Japan model breakwall will be erected to prevent sea erosion and subsidy will be earmarked in the union budget to supply Kerosene to fishermen on time. “Therefore, fishermen have held a meeting and have withdrawn their earlier decision to boycott the elections,” he said.

“B Y Raghavendra, former MLA K Gopala Poojary, current BJP candidate Gururaj Gantihole and port and fisheries department officials visited Maravanthe after the fishermen announced that they will boycott elections. They listened to the grievances of fishermen and assured therm that they will be solved. MP B Y Raghavendra assured that he will personally stand and get the second stage of Maravanthe outport work completed. He will go to Delhi if necessary to clear the decks for the work to begin. Therefore, we have withdrawn the boycott. We will teach a lesson if our demands are not met,” he warned.

Former president of Maravanthe Meenugarara Seva Samithi P Chandra Kharvi, marketing committee president M Shanker Kharvi, vice-president Suresh Kharvi, secretary Ishwar Kharvi, Suresh Kharvi, Sridhar Kharvi, Laxman Kharvi and Ganesh Kharvi were present.