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Buddhist
priests file Fundamental Rights case
Ven.
Ellawala Medananda Thero, Ven. Nannanpurawe Buddha Rakkitha
Thero, Ven. Dr. Omalpe Sopitha, Thero, Ven Kirindawela Somarama
Thero and four others filed a Fundamental Right case before
Supreme Court against distributing of lands belonging to Deegavapiya
Chaithya.
According to the petition, filed by Attorney-at-Law, G. W.
C. Bandara Thalagune, the late M. H. M. Ashraff, a former
minister, distributed lands in Deegavapiya to Muslims, Sinhalese
and Tamils, on three instances.
The petitioners in their petition have cited Minister of Housing
and Development Farial Ashraff, Minister of Agriculture and
Lands and Land Development Minister Jeevan Kumaratunga, Chairman
of Hingurana Sugar Cooperation M. M. Ifthikar and nine others
as respondents.
Petitioner further states that former Minister M. H. M. Ashraff
had forcibly created a Muslim colony named Ashraff Naggar.
The petitioners state that the objective of Mr. Ashraff was
to limit Deegavapiya to mere 585 Acres. One of the Parivara
Chaittyas was bulldozed in 1996 which attracted much public
outcry.
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