Hon. M.S. Abdul Wazeeth
Hon. M.S. Abdul Wazeeth requested the Minister to issue Pooja Oppuwa deeds to all religious institutions. He referred to the Pottuvil Divisional Secretariat area, where land relating to Mugudumaha Viharaya and archaeological sites was declared a sacred area by Gazette Extraordinary No. 2332/40 of 19.05.2023, and stated that compensation for 0.9263 hectares acquired from named individuals remains unpaid. He urged the Government to pay the outstanding compensation promptly, noting that the lands were relinquished to maintain peace and prevent conflict.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Give me 30 more seconds.
¶ 02 I request the Hon. Minister to make a good decision and take steps to issue the Pooja Oppuwa to all religious institutions.
¶ 03 Within the Pottuvil Divisional Secretariat itself, by a Gazette made under Section 389, governance was taken back and, by Gazette Extraordinary No. 2332/40 of 19.05.2023, an acquisition notice of land capacity was published declaring the Mugudumaha Viharaya and Archaeology land as a sacred area. Compensation for 0.9263 hectares due to A.G.A. Wahab, R.J. Madawala Upali, Ayoob Khan, Nuzaila, Zubaida, Abdul Wazeeth, Fathima Zainus Samana, and Feroz Ahmad has not yet been paid. These lands were relinquished to establish peace and avert a potential conflict. I request the Government to pay compensation without delay.
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Cite as: Hon. M.S. Abdul Wazeeth. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 9 January 2026. No. 23149. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/1796