Families in the Valikaamam North who were displaced by the military's High Security Zone 24 years ago, have rejected the army's attempts to resettle them in Akkarai, stating that they only want to be be resettled in their own lands, the Uthayan reported.
"Resettle us in our own lands, we are not willing to be displaced again," the Jaffna newspaper quoted the displaced families as saying to the army.
"We just want our own lands" the families reportedly added, after army soldiers visited families offering the opportunity of being resettled into houses in Akkarai.
Major General Perera, who was recently appointed to Jaffna, confirmed that the families would be unable to move back to their homes, despite promises made to them that he would take action to help them be resettled.
"Resettle us in our own lands, we are not willing to be displaced again," the Jaffna newspaper quoted the displaced families as saying to the army.
"We just want our own lands" the families reportedly added, after army soldiers visited families offering the opportunity of being resettled into houses in Akkarai.
Major General Perera, who was recently appointed to Jaffna, confirmed that the families would be unable to move back to their homes, despite promises made to them that he would take action to help them be resettled.