Don't give our lands to China: H'tota farmers

About 1,000 farmers today staged a protest outside the Administration Complex in Hambantota, against government plans to lease lands in the Hambantota district to a Chinese company.

The farmers carrying mamoties, ploughs and other agricultural equipment, marched towards the Administration Complex where they staged the protest.

They displayed posters claiming that they would not vacate their ancestral lands under any circumstances.

National Trade Union Centre convener K.D. Lal Kantha and MP Nihal Galappaththi also took part in the protest. (Sanath Gamage)

Pix by Sanath Gamage