The Sri Lankan Army made 22 applications for land acquisitions in the Jaffna district, said Chief Minister CV Wigneswaran according to Uthayan.
Speaking at the Jaffna District Coordination Committee meeting, Wigneswaran said he had rejected all applications, which were in relation to land acquisitions to build army camps.
TNA MP Suresh Premachandran said that the land acquisition notices are posted as ordered by the Land Development Ministry of the Sri Lankan government.
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