Had conveyed info on EMCC to State, Minister tells LS
The Hindu
The Centre had informed the State Government as early as October 2019 that the Consulate General of India (CGI) in New York could not verify the credentials of the US-based company that had proposed an MoU for deep-sea fishing, Minister of State for External Affairs V. Muraleedharan told the Lok Sabha during question hour on Wednesday.
In a written reply to a question raised by N.K. Premachandran in the House, he said the Ministry of External Affairs had directed the CGI in New York to verify the address and credentials of M/s EMCC Global Consortium LLC following a request from the State Government. The CGI sought the details through a communication to the company on October 14, 2019.
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday said that on the lines of the farmers’ protest that compelled the Centre to withdraw farm laws, a protest would be launched with like-minded political parties and organisations representing the poor to demand repeal of the new Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rozgar Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB-G RAM G) and restoration of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Act (MGNREGA).












