The Hon. Sivagnanam Shritharan
Sivagnanam Shritharan raised concerns that, 16 years after the war and one year into the Government’s term, displaced people in Valikamam North are still unable to return to their lands. He said access to the opened Palaly Road remains restricted in practice and requested the release of unused temples and other areas without military presence as a goodwill measure to enable resettlement. He asked why resettlement in Valikamam North continues to be prevented.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Minister, after 16 years since the war ended and a year into this Government, people still cannot return to their fertile homelands. The opened Palaly Road is not practically accessible—people cannot alight, take photos, or travel freely. Many temples remain unreleased and unused, with no military presence. At minimum, please release such places to demonstrate goodwill and enable rapid resettlement. Why is resettlement in Valikamam North still being prevented?
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- Hansard, Wednesday, 10 September 2025 ·No. 1758017450079419 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Sivagnanam Shritharan. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 10 September 2025. No. 1758017450079419. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/10707