Rajapaksa Foundation Misusing UDA Lands
CSN Building in Battaramulla
by Nirmala Kannangara-Sunday, October 11, 2015
Following the expose on the two plots of lands granted for the Don Alwin Rajapaksa (D. A. Rajapaksa) Memorial Foundation by the Urban Development Authority (UDA) has been misused for personal purposes by Kurunegala District parliamentarian Mahinda Rajapaksa, his siblings and off spring, questions have been raised as to the action taken by the UDA against this foundation for violating the lease agreements.
Director Lands, UDA, H. A. Dayananda confirmed to The Sunday Leader that if the lessee (D. A. Rajapaksa Foundation) has violated the lease agreement conditions that have been imposed by the UDA, there is no other options for the UDA but to cancel the agreement forthwith and reacquire the land.
