DIMAPUR, JUNE 26 (MExN): Following the report of formalin treated fish confiscated by authorities in Kohima, the Mokokchung Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI) on Tuesday resolved that fish traders will not sell any imported fish in Mokokchung with immediate effect.
This decision, said to be made in the interest of public, was taken at a meeting held with the fish traders union, a press release issued by MCCI president Tsukti Longkumer, and general secretary Limalenden Longkumer stated.
In this connection, fish sellers will refrain from selling any kind of imported fish other than live ones like catfish and eel until such time as the competent authorities gives the green signal, the MCCI informed. It also urged the authorities to resolve the issue at the earliest before much damage is done to the local fragile economy since 100% of the fish business in Mokokchung being run by locals.
The MCCI also urged the Mokokchgung district administration to prohibit transportation and sale of fish by traders of the so-called “weekly bazaar” in Mokokchung district immediately. It cautioned that if “traders from Assam were found selling any fish anywhere in Mokokchung when the local fish traders have voluntarily refrained from the business in public interest, the district administration would be held solely responsibly.”
It also maintained that the fish traders in Mokokchung were merely buying from Assam and reselling in Mokokchung and there should be no reason to even assume that the local fish sellers were involved in treating fish with formalin.
