The Hon. (Dr.) M.L.A.M. Hizbullah
Hon. (Dr.) M.L.A.M. Hizbullah alleged that land administration in the Manmunai Pattu and Vakarai Divisional Secretary’s Divisions is being applied discriminatorily against Muslims, including eviction cases filed only against Muslims occupying State lands. He asked the Deputy Minister for an update on the previously promised inquiry team, to be appointed through the Land Commissioner General, to investigate the matter and report back.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Deputy Minister, I have repeatedly stated that in the Manmunai Pattu and Vakarai Divisional Secretary’s Divisions, land-related actions by the Divisional Secretariat officials are consistently biased against Muslims. In particular, as seen in the list, there are no cases filed against Tamil persons residing on those State lands, while cases have been filed only against Muslims to evict them. As a result, Muslims there are facing severe problems. I requested recently, through the Land Commissioner General, to appoint a team to inquire into this matter and submit a report; you stated in this House that this would be done. What is your position on this? That is my supplementary question.
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- Hansard, Tuesday, 20 January 2026 ·No. 23200 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. (Dr.) M.L.A.M. Hizbullah. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 20 January 2026. No. 23200. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/8929