JHU raised concerned with senior Government official including President H.E. Mahinda Rajapakse about the indiscriminate forcible land grab by Muslim extremists in the East led by powerful Muslim politicians in the sacred Digavapiya Raja Maha Temple complex.
The land grab forcibly had taken place during the past few weeks in the pretext of building Tsunami housing for the needy.
Posters by the JHU against the Digavapiya Land grab
JHU MP Ven. Akmeemana Dayarathana Thero visited Digavapiya area yesterday to get first hand information. A protest was also underway by JHU monks of the area demanding the Government immediately interven to stop Muslim thugs from bulldozing the most historical Temple in the East. JHU met Minister Ferial Ashroff and demanded that she intervene immediately to stop these unruly elements from destroying historical Buddhist sites. President Rajapakse has promised to the JHU that he would take meaningful actions to stop this land grab and will punish the perpetrators of this crime.
The land grab forcibly had taken place during the past few weeks in the pretext of building Tsunami housing for the needy.
Posters by the JHU against the Digavapiya Land grab
JHU MP Ven. Akmeemana Dayarathana Thero visited Digavapiya area yesterday to get first hand information. A protest was also underway by JHU monks of the area demanding the Government immediately interven to stop Muslim thugs from bulldozing the most historical Temple in the East. JHU met Minister Ferial Ashroff and demanded that she intervene immediately to stop these unruly elements from destroying historical Buddhist sites. President Rajapakse has promised to the JHU that he would take meaningful actions to stop this land grab and will punish the perpetrators of this crime.
