SAARC Pledged to Defeat Terrorism in the Region – Ratnasiri

4 Thursday 7th August, 2008 Indian troops were not here SAARC pledged to defeat – Bogollagama JVP Kurunegala District member how and where the ships had berthed Bimal Ratnayaka told Parliament yester- and how the troops landed in the coun- day that Indian troops were brought to try. terrorism in the region – Ratnasiri Sri Lanka during the SAARC Summit However Bimal Ratnayaka was able and they were housed in five schools in to name two schools Raddoluwa the Seeduwa area. Pannananda Vidyalaya and Seeduwa more month, the efforts of the armed forces that started Minister of Foreign Affairs Rohitha Divisamara Vidyalaya, but the Foreign Premier said. with the defeat of the terrorist LTTE Bogollagama asked the member Minister said there was no truth in the Lakshman that attempted to deprive people of whether he could say how the Indian statement of the JVP member and no Seneviratne - water at Mavil Aru, had succeeded in troops arrived in the country and Indian troops had arrived during the UNP Badulla defeating them in the East and now whether any Indian ships brought them, SAARC summit. District said the they were defeating the terrorists in On Wednesday UNP recognized the North. the valiant The UNP was criticising the Army by Wijitha Nakkawita and efforts of the Commander Lt. Gen. Sarath Fonseka, Emergency extended Lakshmi de Silva armed forces but it had forgotten that Fonseka Prime Minister Ratnasiri fighting the Prime Minister escaped death by the skin of his teeth Parliament yesterday voted to extend JVP, NFF and JHU member in the Wickramanayake moving to extend the LTTE in the in an LTTE suicide attack and since the State of Emergency with a month by Opposition, Ven. Uduwe Dhammaloka state of Emergency for one more North, but it had been brought to the then, had worked hard to inflict defeat a majority of 72 votes. Thera voted with the government for the month, said in Parliament yesterday, notice of the party that an increased on the terrorists. It was however the The UNP abstained from voting while Extension of Emergency. the armed forces in the North were number of soldiers were deserting UNP during 2000-2004 that signed the defeating the LTTE terrorist group and their posts. This was a serious situa- CFA, sacrificed the lives of scores of the SAARC leaders who met in tion the government should address. Army Intelligence and police person- Colombo pledged to defeat terrorism in Since it was the public funds that were nel even when there was no war, he Madhu ready for the region. being spent on the war, people had a said. The LTTE declared a ceasefire dur- right to know what was happening in However President Mahinda ing the SAARC Summit to impress the the war. Rajapaksa, while the army was enter- world. But as However recently Army ing the stronghold of the terrorists feast – Milroy usual they had Commander Lt. Gen. Fonseka was quot- was able to hold the SAARC confer- by Wijitha Nakkawita and violated their ed telling some journalists that they ence in Colombo without any security vided by the armed forces and the police, own ceasefire. should impose a problems. The UNP was always Lakshmi de Silva he said. However interna- censorship for opposed to all positive steps taken by Minister of Plantation Industries, “Madhu Church is a holy place and tionally the defence news. He the government and was predicting Milroy Fernando told Parliament yester- no one should try to take political advan- LTTE had been had warned them that SAARC leaders were not coming day that the Madhu Church feast would tage of its reopening to devotees. As a recognized as a that they will not to Colombo. At every turn the UNP be held on August 14 and 15. The church government we have done our duty in terrorist group be given details of was only on a fault finding mission had been renovated by members of the making arrangements to see that the and even the US the war if they do but the President and the government armed forces after they had over run the Holy Statue is returned to the shrine and Lakshman had assured that not follow his were able to hold the event. The UNP area held by the LTTE terrorists. The pil- pilgrims given the opportunity to partic- Seneviratne it will take steps direction. How should have cooperated with it with- grims could visit the shrine now as ade- ipate in all religious activities there,” he to stop LTTE could the Army out predicting failure of the event. quate security in the area had been pro- said. arms smuggling operations, he said. Commander who It was seen that some elements see- was not a politi- Rohitha ing the terrorists getting defeated have cian impose Abeygunawardena started shedding crocodile tears on restrictions on the India once again intervening in internal their behalf, but the armed forces will media, Seneviratne said. not stop their operations until the He said the security arrangements Tiger were flushed out. During the last for Indian premier Singh and Defence month 106 members of the armed Advisor “Narayan Singh” had been problems of Sri Lanka – JVP forces and police were killed, 660 were weak and a little while both “Singhs” injured and 24 civilians were killed and would have been “Sung” (finished). by Wijitha Nakkawita and Lakshmi India once again was trying to inter- W. Kannangara who publicly opposed 31 injured. Therefore it was proposed to Minister of Nation Building de Silva vene in our affairs. Before the Indian it. However, when Japan joined the extend the state of Emergency for one Rohitha Abeygunawardena said the Gampaha District JVP member Premier Dr. Mannmohan Singh came to second World War, the Indian leaders Vijitha Herath said the Government had attend the SAARC the Indian troika had to give up their plans of tregemo- accepted the proposal of India to with their Defence Advisor Narayanan ny and the situation was saved, he devolve power to the North and East giv- came to Colombo. But when we said. Nimal says ing a semi federal administration to the expressed doubts about their visit, the The Government should not try to two provinces, giving them police and Government said they had come here to hide the role India was trying to play land powers, betraying the armed forces express their solidarity with the govern- again after it intervened in 1987 dur- who had sacrificed their life and limb ment’s war against terrorism, he said. ing the time of Rajiv Gandhi. Former Bimal wrong for liberating the county from the ter- However, much the government or Defence Secretary K. Austin Fernando rorists. others may say that JVP was anti- had published a book recenty giving He said the JVP had been blamed Indian, the history of the role played details of the Ceasefire Agreement was totally untrue. No such contingent of that it had traditionally adopted and by India in training and arming the signed in 2002. He says that India was Indian troops had arrived with the Indian anti Indian stance, but the actual Indian LTTE terrorists and even as far back again behind the CFA and Norwegian Premier and the statement he made in intervention especially now after the as 1943 the Indian leaders had soubht displomet Vidar Helgessen was quoted the House before the Summit that no SAARC was seen in certain signals to bring Sri Lanka under Indian rule saying India played a vital role in the Indian troops would arrive had been cor- given by Government Ministers recent- and our State Council members D. S. draft CFA agreement. Therefore we rect. ly. One of the Media Ministers had made Senanayake, GCS Corea and S. W. R. D. should not allow India to once again Parliament on Tuesday It was customary for any Head of a statement that even the LTTE leader Bandaranaike held talks in New Delhi intervene in the internal question of by Wijitha Nakkawita and Government visiting a foreign country to Prabhakaran could be made Chief with Vajpayee and Shastri from India. Sri Lanka, but arrive at a solution that Lakshmi de Silva take his personal security along and Minister of the North if he agrees to However when the National Congress should he acceptable to Sinhalese, when Sri Lanka’s President visited other give up the armed struggle like the Leaders agreed to Indian proposals, it Tamil and Muslim people of the coun- Leader of the House, Minister of countries, he too was accompanied by his Chief Minister Chandrakanthan. was S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike and C. W. try he said. Healthcare and Nutrition, Nimal Siripala security personnel. When the Indian de Silva said the statement made by JVP Premier arrived, his usual security per- member Bimal Ratnayake that 3000 sonnel arrived with him, but no contin- Indian troops would accompany the gent of Indian troops as claimed by some National Institute of Security beefed up for Indian Premier Dr. Manmohan Singh Opposition members had come to when he arrived for the SAARC Summit Colombo, he said. Textile and Clothing Kandy Perahera Bill presented by Cyril Wimalasurendre mufti will be deployed during the days of Speaker says security to SAARC KANDY - Security will be beefed up the pageant, DIG Pujith Jayasundara fur- Minister of Industrial for the Kandy Esala Perahera from today ther said. Development Kumara Welgama pre- (07) till it concludes on August 17, DIG All persons and vehicles entering the leaders excellent sented the National Institute of Central Pujith Jayasundara said. city will be searched while those entering Textile and Clothing Bill to provide As Kandy is under LTTE threat, the the Perahera route in the afternoon will be Speaker W.

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