Saturday, September 04, 2004
JHU says govt. policy fickle
Saturday, September 04, 2004
By Damitha Hemachandra
The Jatika Hela Urumaya (JHU) yesterday questioned the indecisiveness of the government on Interim Self Governing Authority (ISGA) proposals adding that the LTTE is bound to benefit from the fickle policy of the UPFA government.
Leader and spokesman for JHU, Ven. Ellawala Medhananda Thera pointed that the JVP is failing to make their opposition against ISGA felt within the government.
" President's contradicting statements and JVP's poster campaign are an advantage to the LTTE," he said.
Ven. Thera said the JVP is still acting like a member of the opposition and are launching a poster and a public awareness campaign around the country instead of tabling their opposition within the government and cabinet.
Commenting on the JVP stand of initiating talks based on a final solution, Ven. Thera said it is sad to see a 'nationalistic' party like JVP giving into the pressure of international and national peace brokers and LTTE.
"Since the Ceylon Workers Congress too is pushing for talks based on ISGA it is inevitable to see that UPFA government is heading for talks based on ISGA," he said adding that there would be no difference between the former UNF and present UPFA government other than the fact that UNF government was forthright about their stand on ISGA.
Presenting the JHU stand on talks with LTTE Ven. Thera questioned as to why the talks has to be based on ISGA for a final solution.
" JHU feels that any discussion to solve the present dispute should be based on the cause of the problem. However LTTE had no intention of finding a genuine solution but is only interested in ascertaining a separate state for them," Ven. Thera said pointing out that the LTTE is already strengthening themselves for war.
By Damitha Hemachandra
The Jatika Hela Urumaya (JHU) yesterday questioned the indecisiveness of the government on Interim Self Governing Authority (ISGA) proposals adding that the LTTE is bound to benefit from the fickle policy of the UPFA government.
Leader and spokesman for JHU, Ven. Ellawala Medhananda Thera pointed that the JVP is failing to make their opposition against ISGA felt within the government.
" President's contradicting statements and JVP's poster campaign are an advantage to the LTTE," he said.
Ven. Thera said the JVP is still acting like a member of the opposition and are launching a poster and a public awareness campaign around the country instead of tabling their opposition within the government and cabinet.
Commenting on the JVP stand of initiating talks based on a final solution, Ven. Thera said it is sad to see a 'nationalistic' party like JVP giving into the pressure of international and national peace brokers and LTTE.
"Since the Ceylon Workers Congress too is pushing for talks based on ISGA it is inevitable to see that UPFA government is heading for talks based on ISGA," he said adding that there would be no difference between the former UNF and present UPFA government other than the fact that UNF government was forthright about their stand on ISGA.
Presenting the JHU stand on talks with LTTE Ven. Thera questioned as to why the talks has to be based on ISGA for a final solution.
" JHU feels that any discussion to solve the present dispute should be based on the cause of the problem. However LTTE had no intention of finding a genuine solution but is only interested in ascertaining a separate state for them," Ven. Thera said pointing out that the LTTE is already strengthening themselves for war.
