He also challenged a proposal in Kilinochchi District under which private land could be acquired for around 8 million rupees, because military structures had been built on it. "Who authorised the military to construct permanent buildings on private land? On Valikamam North, he asked what measures had been taken to complete the release of civilian land, noting that parts of 16 Grama Niladhari Divisions and three entire divisions remain unreleased. In Mullaitivu, he sought details on the release of the remaining 59 acres of civilian land at Keppapilavu. The MP said the people of the North-East were not seeking special treatment but the restoration of rights denied for decades.