{"id":79349,"date":"2018-07-16T01:43:53","date_gmt":"2018-07-16T08:43:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/?p=79349"},"modified":"2018-07-16T01:43:53","modified_gmt":"2018-07-16T08:43:53","slug":"i-was-at-forefront-of-steps-taken-to-establish-democracy-in-north-gotabaya","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/2018\/07\/16\/i-was-at-forefront-of-steps-taken-to-establish-democracy-in-north-gotabaya\/","title":{"rendered":"I was at forefront of steps taken to establish democracy in North – Gotabaya"},"content":{"rendered":"
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By\u00a0Charunya Rajakaruna\u00a0Courtesy Adaderana<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
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Former Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa says that he was at the forefront of every step taken towards establishing democracy in the North following the end of the war.<\/p>\n

Speaking during an \u2018Eliya\u2019 seminar held in Chilaw, he said that today there is a debate over the uncertainty whether democracy will be lost and a military rule established.<\/p>\n

I am well aware of the foundation that a country should be governed with law and order. I am well aware of the fact that democracy should exist in this country.\u201d<\/p>\n

I was at the forefront of every step taken towards establishing democracy in the North after the war ended,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Be it implementing law and order or uplifting the economy, all these things require a leadership that is capable of taking correct decisions, he said.<\/p>\n