551 acres earmarked for land grabs in Kilinochchi says TNA MP

by admin
Apr 29, 2016
Attempts are being made to acquire 551 acres of private land in Kilinochchi from the Tamil people, the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) MP, S Sritharan said this week.

Writing a letter to the TNA leader, R Sampanthan and to the president, Maithripala Sirisena, Mr Sritharan called for the land grabs to be halted.

Private land is also be acquired for the use of the army in six places in Jaffna, as well as 42 places having been earmarked for the use of the navy.

Highlighting the strong opposition from the Tamil land owners and politicians, Mr Sritharan also pointed out the land of 817 families in Kilinochchi is currently under the control of the army.

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