North & East Got Together to Stage a Harthal Today

The public in the  North and the East of the country staged a harthal  today  (27), requesting  the government to release  the land retained  by the army  back to the public,  to account  for the missing individuals,  who disappeared from the area and  against the  gazette notification  on Wilpattu  which included areas  where  Muslims were  resettled .

The harthal will be staged from 6.00am to 6.00pm today.

The harthal  has received the support of the TNA, Srilanka Makkal Congress , Sri Lanka Muslim Congress and many other political parties.