The Health Minister for the Northern Province, Dr P Sathiyalingam, stated that families had made complaints that over 100 acres of land in the Vavuniya, were in the process of being appropriated by the Sri Lankan government to settle Sinhala military families.
The minister reiterated that the land was native to Tamils, and had been occupied by the military, whilst civilians fled the region during the end of the ethnic armed conflict in 2009.
The land had been appropriated without the permission of the Provincial Council land usage committee and was in violation of standard procedures of acquisition of land, Dr Sathiyalingam told the Uthayan, adding that the Northern Province Chief Minister and other politicians were discussing how to take action against the ongoing land appropriation.
The minister reiterated that the land was native to Tamils, and had been occupied by the military, whilst civilians fled the region during the end of the ethnic armed conflict in 2009.
The land had been appropriated without the permission of the Provincial Council land usage committee and was in violation of standard procedures of acquisition of land, Dr Sathiyalingam told the Uthayan, adding that the Northern Province Chief Minister and other politicians were discussing how to take action against the ongoing land appropriation.