By Maryam Azwer Sunday, November 27, 2011
Houses being constructed on two different sites in the Kilinochchi district
When The Sunday Leader interviewed R. Sampanthan a week ago, the TNA leader claimed that of the 50,000 houses the Government of India had donated to internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Sri Lanka, only 50 had been fully completed.
“According to our sources, when the Indian Foreign Secretary visited last month, only 50 houses had been completed,” he said.
When contacted, the TNA claimed that the primary cause for the delay has been that lists of beneficiaries have been manipulated by Government Ministers.
“The Indian Government wanted the houses to be given to the most deserving people. But the list of beneficiaries was not being determined in a fair way,” said a TNA MP on condition of anonymity.
The 50,000 housing project was announced by the Indian Government during President Rajapaksa’s visit to India in June last year.Read More »
When contacted, the TNA claimed that the primary cause for the delay has been that lists of beneficiaries have been manipulated by Government Ministers.
“The Indian Government wanted the houses to be given to the most deserving people. But the list of beneficiaries was not being determined in a fair way,” said a TNA MP on condition of anonymity.
The 50,000 housing project was announced by the Indian Government during President Rajapaksa’s visit to India in June last year.Read More »
