MARGAO: In a complaint filed before the Coastal Police, Fisheries Department, the All Goa Small Scale Responsible Fisheries Union (AGSSRFU) has wanted action against a person who has been impersonating the police and calling their members in a bid to negotiate a compromise regarding the Union’s complaints about illegal mechanized fishing activities in the Zuari River.
It may be recalled that recently the Union had submitted digital evidence of such illegal fishing to the authorities and had also raised this issue in the High Court.
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Shaila D’mello, Union President, strongly condemned these attempts to coerce compromise and raised questions about the authorization of the caller to engage in negotiations.
She reiterated the union’s stance against succumbing to any undue pressure from the police and reminded that the matter is currently sub-judice.
Incidentally, the harbour coastal security police at Mormugao had asked D’mello to visit the station on Monday in connection with this complaintFishing union slams attempts to compromise case
