Muslim village in Ampara under threat again
Recent attempts at putting up fences in the Muslim majority village of Kuduwil situated in the Irakkamam DS Division in the Ampara district by wildlife officials has created a sense of fear amongst the villagers again, said SLMC General Secretary and Parliamentarian Mr. Hasen Ali in a complaint made recently to the Ampara Government Agent. He urged the GA to immediately stop this action by the relevant officials.
The said wildlife officials are currently engaged in the act of putting up fences in a land area used by the villagers as the main burial grounds and which was acquired after much struggle and effort by the villagers. The fencing is to prevent wild elephants from entering the village from the Deegavapi jungles, the officials say.
However, Kuduwil is situated between Irakkamam and Addalaichenai and is not connected to Deegavapi in anyway.
This is yet another attempt at chasing out the Muslims from the village and establish Sinhala settlements. According to the wildlife officials, the fencing has been initiated following discussions with Divisional Secretaries but when the said officials were contacted they denied any involvement in such discussions and that they were not aware that such a process was being undertaken in the area.
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