The appropriation of 20 acres of Land for military use in the North-East was delayed after land owners protested in front of the regional secretariat office in Pudhukudiyiruppu.
Land owners, local villagers, TNA MPs Sivsakthi Nanthan and Vino Nogatharathalingam, and NPC member K Sivamohan participated in protests outside the secretariat office.
The Land Acquisition Officer who was blocked by protestors from entering the office consequently went to a nearby army base reports Uthayan.
The protestors followed the officer to the army base where, after a heated argument, a decision was made by the Land Acquisition Officer to delay the handing over of the land to the Army.
Land owners, local villagers, TNA MPs Sivsakthi Nanthan and Vino Nogatharathalingam, and NPC member K Sivamohan participated in protests outside the secretariat office.
The Land Acquisition Officer who was blocked by protestors from entering the office consequently went to a nearby army base reports Uthayan.
The protestors followed the officer to the army base where, after a heated argument, a decision was made by the Land Acquisition Officer to delay the handing over of the land to the Army.