Mangalore, April 11: Former minister for Fisheries department, Ramachandra Baikampadi is of the opinion that all fishermen of South Canara will vote for Modi and support BJP. “The importance of BJP Govt. has been realized and fishermen will vote for their own benefit,” he said.
Speaking at the press meet held at BJP office here in Mangalore he said, BJP candidates of Coastal belt, B.S. Yadiyurappa, Nalin Kumar kateel, Shobha karandlajee, Ananthkumar Hegde are all going to win with the complete support of fishermen.
BJP Govt. has implemented many schemes to develop fishing and fishermen, loan to 13600 fishermen at 3 per cent interest, technological advancement for deep sea fishing and traditional fishing, construction of Kodeyeri Bunder are some of the major contribution of BJP govt, he added.
In 2009 an amount of Rs. 100 crore were released towards Fisheries dept. for implementation of advanced technology of fishing by Yaddiyurappa Govt. but the dept. failed to provide ISRO connectivity and hence the amount was taken back. The current Govt. is planning to implement the Niddodi project and Yettinahole project which will destroy our sea bed and fishes leaving around. If this should be avoided, Modi Govt should be supported, he said.
Shobendra Sasihitlu, Babu Bangera Ullala, Former Mayor Ganesh Hosabettu and Corporater Meera karkera were present at the press meet.