Release of land: Hoole questions President’s unilateral decision

Former Election Commission member Prof. Ratnajeevan Hoole has criticised the manner in which President Ranil Wickremesinghe ordered the release of 30 acres of land without following proper procedures. An arbitrary decision by one man to hand over state property amounted to abuse of power, Pro. Hoole has said.

The President’s Media Division (PMD) on Wednesday (28) said that President Wickremesinghe had instructed the Nuwara Eliya District Secretary to release 30 acres of abandoned land, adjacent to the Ambewela Farm, and provide necessary facilities to develop it as grazing land.

The President issued those instructions on Tuesday (27) during an observation tour of the United Dairies Lanka (Pvt.) Ltd., which belongs to the Ambewela Farm Group. (SF)