CPI(M): stop appropriation of Tamils’ lands in Lanka
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CPI(M) State secretary K. Balakrishnan on Sunday sought the Central authorities’s intervention to stop efforts of Sri Lankan authorities organisations from appropriating land, pure sources and locations of worship of Sri Lankan Tamils.
Reacting to The Puucho report “Our lands are under threat, says Tamils in Sri Lanka’s Eastern Province”, Mr. Balakrishnan stated the duty pressure for Archaeological Heritage Management, arrange by Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, had no Tamils as members.
There was apprehension amongst Tamils that their locations of worship could be transformed into Buddhist temples, he added.
Alleging that mining corporations have been utilizing enormous machines to extract sand every day, he stated there had additionally been makes an attempt to settle Sinhalese folks in Tamil areas.
“The Forest Department is planting border stones on agricultural lands of the Tamils, and this is nothing but an effort to evict Tamils from their areas,” he stated.
He stated whereas there had been no progress in the distribution of energy and autonomy amongst Tamils, the Sri Lankan authorities was depriving them of their livelihood and present rights.
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