Adjurnedment Motion on land acquisition by Sampathan at the parliament today

The Tamil National Alliance (TNA) today urged the government to abandon the acquisition of land in the north and east in the adjournment Motion moved by R. Sampanthan TNA Leader.

R. Sampanthan told parliament that the government was taking over land, including land owned by the son of former Foreign Minister Lakshman Kadirgamar in his speech. He mentioned nine issues pertaining to the land matter is the North and the east. He said that the government had on an earlier occasion assured that land not required for some projects in Sampur in the east will be returned to the original owners by Minister Basil rajapaksha, but that has not happened. Sampanthan was allowed to speak on the land issue in parliament today after he agreed not to speak on some land related issues which are now before court and he said that he was speaking on behalf of the people who have not gone to courts. In his reply speech minister Dauglas Devanandha thrashed the TNA by telling “You go to the Tamil Diaspora begging and your families are safe in either Colombo or abroad. The people who were in-charge of concentration camps has no right to talk about Rights of Tamils. TNA has always deceived the people of the North and still it continues to do so”. Said the Minister He also showed the map of the areas resettled and the areas to be resettled and told “I’m showing to those the TNA wish to convince”. And there were points for and against the motion.