RANIL WICKRAMASINGHE SEVERELY CRITICISED FOR PROPOSING TO END EMERGENCY REGULATIONS AND ACT AGAINST TERRORISM

By Walter Jayawardhana

Two government Ministers criticised Opposition and UNP leader Ranil Wickremasinghe for stating that the government should immediately give up implementing the Emergency Regulations and the Act against Terrorism which was passed by the legislature against the terrorist activities of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in the 1980’s

Addressing the parliament Minister Nimal Siripala De Silva said that the leader of Opposition is in an indecent hurry to end these two acts which are absolutely necessary to mop up operation of the LTTE activities in the country after ending the war. “Is the Leader of Opposition in a hurry to bring back all the LTTE activities,” the Minister asked.

He further said the government has a duty to paralyse the terrorist movement in a manner that it cannot come back to the country. The troops have got to find out Suicide Bombers from places they are hiding and suicide jackets from places they are being hidden for the protection of the Sri Lankan people who are still at the danger , the Minister said.

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