Mumbai: 63 Koli Gautam and 31 Kolivadas A woman in Mumbai tells a saga of a promise not kept. nationality Corey Community of fishermen said no political party had given them any substantial benefits, with most fishermen using it as a vote bank. They opposed coastal roads and port wadwan All fell on deaf ears.
Vijay Worlikar, a senior community leader from Worli Koliwada said, “This apathy is getting worse with time. At least during the construction of Bandra-Worli Sealink, the government represented us by nominating me as the Koli member of the committee. In our After objections as the arrangement of certain pillars hindered our boats, they modified the plan to accommodate our livelihood concerns, but during the coastal road they did not consult us nor take any Koli on board.
Bal Thackeray’s historical allies shiva senathis time Kolis’ votes will be allocated to UBT’s two Shiv Senas and Eknath Shinde. Driven by Hindutva ideology, some people still tend to vote for the BJP despite the central government removing their diesel subsidy.
Versova Koliwada has the widest population spread. Most young people found jobs and gave up fishing. Harie Gomoji, 42, who runs an NGO, said: “Regardless of who is in power, the state and central governments take our demands for granted.
They have taken away our diesel subsidy and all development projects are being done in Koliwadas without considering the survival of our businesses. Maybe our fishing industry is tax-free just because the government doesn’t want to lose our votes.
“We have requested the government to restore diesel subsidy but in vain. We have requested the government to declare Koli community as SC/ST but no change is seen. This is frustrating to our people. In future, we may see Koli participating as SC/ST candidate.
Addressing the Kaf march, Maharashtra President Devendra Tandel said: “Our youth are now well educated and aware of grassroots issues. Therefore, we expect them to vote against Maharashtra.” Hayuti as BJP insists on building Wadhwan Port, formulating policies to include Koliwadas in cluster development and razing Crawford Fish Market and Towers Tardeo Fish Market.
Since Mahayut made no concrete promises in his manifesto, most votes will go to Maha Vikas Aghadi.
He said the fishing community in Maharashtra is divided into Arabian Sea (salt water) deep sea and inland lakes, dams and pond fisheries (sweet water).
These fishermen are further classified according to religion. “Hindus are dominant in Palghar, Thane, Bombay, Raigad and Sindhugarh, while Catholics live in Uttam, Vasai and Anala. Muslims are dominant in Ratnagiri .
Tandel said fishermen have historically supported Balasaheb Thackeray’s Shiv Sena or the Congress. “However, changes in the political landscape and the Sena UBT’s ideological shift changed the thought process of Hindus in favor of the BJP. The BJP Lok Sabha candidate in Palghar won a handsome victory despite Wadwan There is strong opposition to the port, which will devastate the fishing industry in Palghar, Thane and Mumbai for the BJP.
“In Mumbai, there are 63 Koli gaothans and 31 Koliwadas. They lean towards Balasaheb Thackeray. However, issues like Crawford fish market and coastal road were handled insensitively during Udaji’s tenure as chief minister. This angered community, and then the community turned to the BJP and the Shinde Sena,” Tandel said.
