There is still no proper housing and basic needs for internally displaced persons in Vanni, the district's Tamil National Alliance (TNA) MP, Sivasakthy Ananthan, was quoted by Ceylon Today as saying on Thursday.
Describing the situation in Kanakarayankulam in the Vanni, an area that was severely affected by the armed conflict, Mr Ananthan said "there are more than 500 people in need of housing in this area," adding, "They are disabled as well. It has been six years since the three-decade war came to an end."
"There are hundreds of people who are disabled. During the Rajapaksa regime we had demanded to provide them with immediate requirements. However, this was left uncompleted. The rehabilitated are not residing in proper houses. Their basic fundamental needs are not being met. This has even resulted in the countless number of children interrupting their education halfway through," he said.
Stating that there were around 40,000 widows and 12,000 orphans in the region, Mr Ananthan said: "We attempted to bring aid for the affected, but it was impossible under the former government. The relief measures were not done in a proper way."
"The result was that at the presidential election the minorities cast their votes and made Maithripala Sirisena the new President. The protest against the missing persons staged in the North and South was to remind the new governance of their responsibilities," he said.
"We had demanded that this should be done immediately in the 100-day programme. A rock solid government was defeated by the power of a minority."
Describing the situation in Kanakarayankulam in the Vanni, an area that was severely affected by the armed conflict, Mr Ananthan said "there are more than 500 people in need of housing in this area," adding, "They are disabled as well. It has been six years since the three-decade war came to an end."
"There are hundreds of people who are disabled. During the Rajapaksa regime we had demanded to provide them with immediate requirements. However, this was left uncompleted. The rehabilitated are not residing in proper houses. Their basic fundamental needs are not being met. This has even resulted in the countless number of children interrupting their education halfway through," he said.
Stating that there were around 40,000 widows and 12,000 orphans in the region, Mr Ananthan said: "We attempted to bring aid for the affected, but it was impossible under the former government. The relief measures were not done in a proper way."
"The result was that at the presidential election the minorities cast their votes and made Maithripala Sirisena the new President. The protest against the missing persons staged in the North and South was to remind the new governance of their responsibilities," he said.
"We had demanded that this should be done immediately in the 100-day programme. A rock solid government was defeated by the power of a minority."