JHU calls for resettlement of Sinhalese
October 14, 2010 08:03 am
The Jathika Hela Urumaya (JHU) says that more than a hundred and fifty thousand Sinhalese families have been displaced in the North and East due to the war.
Addressing a news conference in Colombo, Leader of
the JHU Ven. Omalpe Sobitha Thera said that more than 150 Sinhalese families
are stranded in the Alfred Duraiyappa stadium and Railway Station in Jaffna, as
they have not been allowed to settle in their lands.
The JHU maintains that the displaced Sinhalese
families have necessary legal documentation to prove ownership to their lands.
“The government should not give in to illegal acts”
said Ven. Omalpe Sobitha Thera.
Minister of Resettlement, Milroy Fernando said that
he was not aware of displaced Sinhalese families being stranded in Jaffna.
“They should have consulted us prior to going there.
They neither reached me nor my secretary,” said Minister Fernando.
Minister Fernando said that this is a very sensitive
issue, and urged the relevant families to discuss the matter with him. – (BBC)
