OTHER NEWS Advance Indian security contingent arrives - Minister Pillayan - EU delegation powwow postponed Government of Sri Lanka hailed Indian government’s victory EPC opposition members walk out    Advertisement Print Version | Email to friend UNP urges people, Police and Forces in their own interest to uproot the gun culture 09-05-2008 Lakshman Kiriella, UNP M.P. speaking to the media today (9 May) , said the Govt. is so sure of losing on a Fair and lawful election on 10th May, is resorting to foul and unlawful activities. He urged the people of the East, the Police and the Forces to think of the country’s future and of their children, and give their might to fight against this dangerous fascist trend which the Rajapakse Govt. is creating along with the LTTE breakaway group, Pillayan. “Today, it is using violence, intimidation and murder tactics mainly directed against the Opposition parties; tomorrow, it will be you” he pinpointed. ‘When the neighbour’s wall is ablaze, your own is at stake”, he warned. He referred to a spate of incidents of violence and threats directed against UNP candidates and M.P.s. Citing an incident in Trincomalee yesterday (8May), he explained, how , no less a person than a President’s advisor , Bharatha Lakshman ,with a band of thugs (Army deserters) came to Trincomalee, and openly threatened UNP M.P. Joseph Michael Perera and his group to immediately leave Trincomalee , or they will have to face dire consequences. In another separate incident, another UNP candidate was forced to resign. Two hand grenades were also lobbed at a House where UNP supporters were residing, and how the so called President advisor arranged for the arrest of the innocent house owners by the Police, he bemoaned. Though elections campaign had to end on the 7th May, it is reported, that Govt. is disregarding the regulations. It is continuing to remove UNP posters and replacing them with those of the Govt. and laying foundation stones in an attempt to hoodwink he masses. Pillayan too is continuing to erect camps in all areas, Trincomalee Ampara and other districts even today, where there are a dense population, viewed as an attempt to rig elections, he exhorted. Kiriella said, the situation is so drastic and unlawful that even as he is speaking, UNP M.P.s Ravi Karunanayake, Joseph Michael Perera and others are at a meeting with the IGP to brief him on this Govt. backed tyranny and to urge him to arrest Baratha Lakshman for the terror he is unleashing. If people want to defeat terror, restore peace and provide a brighter future for their children free from a gun and terror culture, he said, it is only UNP that can save them, which is the only party which stands for peace and unity of all ethnic races. Print Version | Email to friend

Advance Indian security contingent arrives - Minister Wed, 23-07-2008 21:00:00 An advance Indian security contingent has already arrived in the country to provide security to Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his delegation for the upcoming SAARC Summit, a Government Minister said yesterday. Defence Spokesperson and senior Minister Keheliya Rambukwella said that a security contingent slightly larger than the usual number provided for any international leader would arrive in the country to offer security to the Indian delegation, out of which an... |FULL STORY|

Pillayan - EU delegation powwow postponed Wed, 23-07-2008 21:00:00 The meeting between the Chief Minister of the Eastern Provincial Council Mr.Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan and the delegation of the European Union was not held on Wednesday afternoon at 3 p.m. as scheduled. Media persons waiting to cover the arrival of the EU delegation at the EPC Chief Secretariat in the Trincomalee town from 2 p.m. were told by an official of the EPC around 5 evening that the EU delegation had not left Colombo due to engine trouble in the aircraft assigned f... |FULL STORY|

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Government of Sri Lanka hailed Indian government’s victory Wed, 23-07-2008 20:00:00 Government of Sri Lanka hailed Indian government’s victory on Tuesday and said it is another victory for Sri Lanka. Addressing a special press briefing at the parliament complex on Wednesday Minister Maithreepala Sirisena said it is a blessing for India and Sri Lanka. He said government has rejected LTTE’s so-called peace offer but said the UNP’s behavior on the government decision is shameful. “Our troops are now marching towards the Kilinochchi and Mullative –LTTE’s heartland. Bu... |FULL STORY|

EPC opposition members walk out Wed, 23-07-2008 13:00:00 The opposition members of the Eastern Provincial Council (EPC) staged a walkout demanding adequate protection to the Provincial Council members, when yesterday’s session of the Council began. Chairman of the Provincial Council H.M.Mohamed Faiz presided over the meeting. The opposition members condemned the recent hand grenade attack on the residence of the UNP Provincial Council Member Arasarathna Sridaran. They stressed that TMVP was responsible for the attack. The Chairman told... |FULL STORY|

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