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UNITED NATIONAL PARTY SAYS IF WE ARE RECEIVING AID FROM BRITAIN THERE IS NOTHING WRONG IN TAKING ADVICEBy Walter JayawardhanaThe British Parliament has full rights and independence to discuss
any country including Sri Lanka and if Sri Lanka is receiving aid
from Britain there is nothing wrong in receiving advice from them
said United National Party (UNP) spokesman and former Minister John
Amaratunga. John Amaratunga , a senior member of the party was being interviewed
by the Sinhala Service of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
about his partys stand on the extension of the Emergency Regulations
in the Sri Lanka Parliament. Emergency regulations , mainly maintained for the existing war with
the separatist Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) has to be extended
in the parliament from time to time. John Amaratunga said his party did not vote this time since the government
has failed to provide any security for the people. The government
was also not ready to accept the views of the UNP regarding the war.
The UNP signed a peace accord with the LTTE and refused to act militarily
when the LTTE was engaged in such activities against them in retaliation
while the UNP was in power. Meanwhile the Janata Vimukti Peramuna (JVP) parliamentarian, Anura
Dissanayaka who is also a member of the parliamentary opposition said
in the same program that his party would give every support to the
government to crush terrorism. Therefore, his party voted for the
extension of the emergency powers. He said human rights issues are being used by certain foreign elements
as an excuse to interfere in the internal affairs of the country.
He said his party would oppose forces who use such issues with ulterior
motives. Commenting on the British parliamentary group allegedly siding with the LTTE Anura Dissanayaka said they had no right to advice Sri Lanka and subject the country for inappropriate pressure. |
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