SINHALA SETLLERS IN THE ESAT FACING EVICTION

Posted by On November 17, 2016 0 Comment

RANJITH SOYSA

The Sinhala people who we living in the East had to face a number of waves of attacks from the LTTE and had to shift their residences from one place to another. Many hundreds were hacked to death while thousands were forced to leave their houseS handing over the control of their lands to Tamil Tiger terrorists.

Some of the much published massacres of the Sinhala people in Ampara and Batticaloa  took place in the villages such as, Aranathalwa (34 killed) , Pottuvil (25), Thirukkovil (678),Peraveltalawa (9), Bogamuwa (25), Lahugala (16), Borapola (9), Amapara town (25), 209 mile post (14), Mangalagama (16), Panama (12), Uhana( 5), Uwaragaltenne (2), Iginyagla (11), Goangala(57), Batticaloa (14),Eravur (25), Mankdeniya (3). These figures refer only to the killings but such brutal incidents caused untold damage to the stability of their living and most of the villagers were either forced to leave the Eastern province or live together in protected locations.

After the war against the LTTE terrorists was over the Sinhala people slowly put up houses in a number of villages to lead a peaceful life in the areas which they occupied before they were chased away. BUT, they did not have any legal documents to prove their rights to the land as they had to leave everything and escape from the marauding Tamil Tigers.

Today, the “new” Sinhala settlements in Mangalagama, Kevilyamaduwa, and Kohombagastalwsa are facing the ‘extreme displeasure’ of the politicians and the local administrators who are insisting for the title deeds for the houses they have built and the lands they cultivate. Otherwise, the men , the women and the children  are facing immediate eviction. They simply do not have any documentation to be produced as they had left everything when running from their former land etc to save their lives.

These villagers need the UREGENT help of the central government and the President to intervene and bring about a satisfactory solution for them to lead a peaceful living.



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