Photo: Patalee Champika Ranawaka listing voice of chief Buddhist monk at the temple while watching a photograph of Ancient Buddhist heritage site Deegavapiya during his vist at Deegawapiya on last 20 August.Non- elected minister of the Environment and Natural Resources he also policy maker of the Jathika Hela Urumaya , Patalee Champika Ranawake has decided to evict hundred of Muslims illegally residing in Deegavapiya, where the symbolic Buddhist shrine is situated in Ampara.
“We are going to take firm action against these Muslims who have forcefully acquired land and have begun to cultivate in these areas,” the Minister told the media.
He announced that the eviction would begin from October and already some seven families have been removed from this area, which he claimed came under the Wildlife Conservation Department.
The Minister claimed that these Muslim families had acquired nearly 576 hectares from the area, out of a total of 1200 hectares. “Legal action will be filed against them and we will not be giving them alternative land or a place to live because they already have a place of their own and are merely encroaching into the land owned by the Department,” he pointed out.
“A section of the Muslim political leadership is directing this aggression aimed at erasing all remnants of a national heritage. These encroachers do not care a hoot for the sentiments of the Sinhala Buddhist residents of the area.”
The Minster was activated as a behind character of the Tamils eviction from Colombo few months ago with Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa.
“We are going to take firm action against these Muslims who have forcefully acquired land and have begun to cultivate in these areas,” the Minister told the media.
He announced that the eviction would begin from October and already some seven families have been removed from this area, which he claimed came under the Wildlife Conservation Department.
The Minister claimed that these Muslim families had acquired nearly 576 hectares from the area, out of a total of 1200 hectares. “Legal action will be filed against them and we will not be giving them alternative land or a place to live because they already have a place of their own and are merely encroaching into the land owned by the Department,” he pointed out.
“A section of the Muslim political leadership is directing this aggression aimed at erasing all remnants of a national heritage. These encroachers do not care a hoot for the sentiments of the Sinhala Buddhist residents of the area.”
The Minster was activated as a behind character of the Tamils eviction from Colombo few months ago with Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa.
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