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Sri Lanka election a referendum against federalist moves: JHU
Thursday, 8 September 2005 - 5:51 AM SL Time
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The all Buddhist Monk party, the JHU or the Heritage Party, said that the forthcoming presidential election in this Indian ocean island is a referendum against moves to make Sri Lanka a federal republic.
The national organizer of the JHU Champaka Ranawaka told reporters here Wednesday that international forces are attempting to make Sri Lanka a federal republic in the guise of finding a solution to the armed separatist conflict.
The JHU on Tuesday announced that they would back the ruling party candidate the incumbent Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapakse at the presidential poll.
Ranawaka said Rajapakse had agreed to the JHU demand to preserve the unitary character of Sri Lanka when finding a solution to the conflict.
He stressed that Rajapakse had also agreed to the demands such as disarming of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) rebels prior to negotiations and that he would disregard the minority Tamil claim for a traditional homeland in the north and east regions.
Rajapakse`s leader, the incumbent President, had mooted a federal solution to the northeast crisis and the idea was endorsed in Oslo Norway in 2003 when the Tamil Tigers agreed to probe a possible federal solution.
The JHU demands that Rajapakse incorporate all their demands in his election manifesto as he had agreed with them on Tuesday.
Failure to do so would see JHU fielding its own candidate, Ranawaka stressed. - Xinhua
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nirupam
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8 Sep 2005 07:37:03 GMT Report for Abuse
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JHU,
You see the forthcoming election as a referendum against Federalism. Does it mean that you would also agree the people's verdict if it voted against your candidate that's in favour of referandum?
DEmocracy to extremists is only when it goes their way. |
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8 Sep 2005 07:38:08 GMT Report for Abuse
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JHU,
You see the forthcoming election as a referendum against Federalism. Does it mean that you would also agree the people's verdict if they voted against your candidate that's in favour of referandum?
DEmocracy to extremists is only when it goes their way. |
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8 Sep 2005 08:42:47 GMT Report for Abuse
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Very good
But, who is the JHU candidate?
I wish JHU's own presidential candidate is named.Do it NOW
In the event it does not work out that is fine
If it work out we will have a President led by JHU
JHU has powerful names. One such is the former DIG Kotakedeniya. He is the powerhouse and he is honest
He has shown his ability to maintain law and order
If JHU is to support MR why not call JHU SLFP? MEP has done it? Supporters of JHU? May be call themselves supporters of SLFP?
On the other hand by supporting MR and not the third candidate, keeps the sweetheart of LTTE (and that is RW) away, then it may be prudent to do so
But JHU must come out with and say so. |
jayas
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8 Sep 2005 11:37:07 GMT Report for Abuse
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Good strong leader model is imperative.Who ever.All get together and chase all these corrupted politicians who got into money race. Dismantelling human harmony.We all want to live in a harmonious society. We can set an example. Money wont solve our problems.
Unless we change our attitudes and habits, we cannot go ahead.Some strong and honest personalities should come to lead. From all communities. What we want only that. We want to live as a human being and die. Nothing else my dear.that is more than enough. |
anizam
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8 Sep 2005 13:52:27 GMT Report for Abuse
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| Very true JHU - this election will decide the future course our country takes. For the past 15 or so years both the PA and the UNP have advocated a Federal solution. Now Mahinda and JVP want to change course... its upto the people to decide.. |
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8 Sep 2005 23:48:59 GMT Report for Abuse
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It will be only if JHU and JVP canvass hard for MR, and also JVP think about the country and not their ideology.
If communist philosophy is working it won't disappear slowly from earth as it happens now.
JVP should think how it worked for them. As they embraced capitalism, they gave up weapons and extremism. Now only with words.
But they really have to grow and mature fast, overnight.
Edited By - AnuD - 8 Sep 2005 23:50:04 GMT |
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