OTHER NEWS UNP scoffs at Govt�s claim of grabbing Killinochchi Compensate Slave island dwellers - UNP Media freedom focal point to democracy: Somawansa UNP protests over appointing ministers for COPE    Advertisement Print Version | Email to friend A series of protest campaigns against recent EP polls 16-05-2008 UNP General Secretary Tissa Attanayake , said , this Govt. has no capacity to do anything legal and honest ,whether it is administration, development or in the conduct of elections. It thrives only on murder, mayhem, corruption and malpractices. The Eastern Provincial Council elections bore all those hallmarks, he added. At the last Presidential elections it entered into a pact with the LTTE paying them billions of rupees betraying the country, and won. This time it entered into an alliance with the TMVP, the LTTE breakaway group and scraped a narrow victory at the EP polls. This Govt. created a record for breaching the laws most in a democratic election. Using State property, Govt. vehicles, intimidatory tactics, murder and mayhem. Can you imagine the President, he highest in the hierarchy of the country openly violating the election laws by making an election campaign speech on the eve of the elections, he asked. The non-implementation of the 17th amendment of the constitution by the President is to permit these violations, Attanayake said. By all this the President has only achieved his ambitions together with Pillayan . But, what about the people who were expecting relief from the liberation accomplished by the Forces by their sweat and sacrifices after 20 years. To beat this tyranny and lawlessness this Govt. and its Pillayan ally are spawning aimed at destroying the basic and birthrights of the people, the UNP has decided to take several measures in the interests of all communities and the country such as to file Court action against the unlawfully conducted elections, To whip up support of the International community against the despotic and dangerous trends in the county by apprising the Foreign Ambassadors and foreign missions. A series of protest campaigns are to be organized around the country starting on Friday. The UNP is also to agitate for the re opening of Parliament which is now prorogued by the President without valid grounds, so as to debate these issues. All provincial Councils and District Councils are also to be alerted to these issues with a view to finding a solution to remedying the corrupt, tyrannical and un democratic activities of the Govt. he said. Print Version | Email to friend

UNP scoffs at Govt�s claim of grabbing Killinochchi Wed, 23-07-2008 21:00:00 UNP in parliament yesterday scoffed at the government�s claim that Killinochchi is within �grabbing distance� of the security forces, saying the war is being used to cover up all its ills today. UNP MP for Puttalam district Palitha Ranga Bandara said that the government had not implemented any project beneficial to the country. MP Bandara said that the government is boasting about war to hoodwink the public who are subjected to undergo a myriad of problems. �Th... |FULL STORY|

Compensate Slave island dwellers - UNP Wed, 23-07-2008 21:00:00 The main Opposition UNP in Parliament yesterday called on the government to pay compensation to those families in Slave island whose houses were demolished recently and to take action against those who demolished those houses neglecting the court order. Chief Opposition Whip and UNP MP Joseph Michael Perera who made a special statement in the House yesterday said the demolition of these houses has created a black mark in the country�s history. He said the people expresse... |FULL STORY|

Advertisement

Media freedom focal point to democracy: Somawansa Wed, 23-07-2008 21:00:00 JVP leader Somawansa Amarasinghe said media freedom is a focal point when measuring the level of democracy in a country when he met leaders of the Sri Lanka Working Journalists Association (SLWJA) yesterday morning at JVP Headquarters. Mr. Amarasinghe also noted that violence against media is a major blow against democracy and therefore his Party will continue involving in activities against media suppression. The SLWJA representatives noted that the amount of violence and thre... |FULL STORY|

UNP protests over appointing ministers for COPE Wed, 23-07-2008 20:00:00 Sri Lanka’s Opposition, United National Party (UNP) Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe protested against the appointment of government ministers as heads of the Committees on Public Enterprise (COPE) and of Public Accounts (COPA). “These postings amounted to an underestimation of Parliament's right to question financial matters of the state,” Mr. Wickremesinghe told Parliament. The government at a meeting held at the Temple Trees yesterday decided to appoint Ministers John Seneviratne... |FULL STORY|

EVENT REPORTS Songstress Nanda Malini takes UK by storm..[Read] Sri Lankans unite at Bak Maha Ulela in London..[Read] UK Visakhians Elect the 2008-09 Committee at the 25th AGM..[Read] Agents sparkle at SriLankan awards night..[Read]