A stretch of hidden alluvial land (char) was the reason for the capsize as boatmen failed to recognise the water level amid tidal turbulence before dashing into it
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Union home minister Amit Shah on Thursday promised an annual payout of Rs 6,000 for fishermen if the BJP is voted to power in Bengal, hurting the pride of at least a section of fisherfolk who later said the rising diesel prices were undermining their toil to earn a living.
“After forming the government in Bengal, we will launch a Machhuare Samman Nidhi Yojana from which four lakh fishermen of Bengal will get Rs 6,000 annually just like (farmers do from) the Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana,” Shah told a rally at Kakdwip in South 24-Parganas.
Shah’s eagerness to reach out to the 2-lakh-plus fishing community members in the district was evident from his decision to lunch at the home of Subrata Biswas, a fish trader at Narayanpur village in Kakdwip.