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JHU, JVP for maximum devolution of power
Wednesday, 22 November 2006 - 10:16 AM SL Time
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In a major political consensus towards a final solution to the long standing ethnic conflict the political parties represented in the All Party Representative Committee - including the JVP and JHU ? have agreed on maximum devolution of power, it was announced yesterday.
APRC Chairman Tissa Vitharana addressing a media briefing yesterday said the agreement was reached at an APRC meeting on Monday night. Despite earlier differences of opinion, the parties as the next step would work out the modalities on how the devolution could be made effective, he said.
The breakthrough was reached after the APRC held 17 rounds of meetings and also carried out a fact finding visit to India to study the Panchayat Raj system which devolved power to the village level while other models were also studied.
?The APRC has been meeting regularly every week and during these discussions which have been carried out in a very friendly atmosphere we were able to progress from identifying the various stakeholders involved in the current national conflict and discussing issues and problems faced by them to a unanimous consensus by all members to agree on the concept of devolution,? Minister Vitarana said.
He said the APRC would now be looking at devolution indigenous to Sri Lanka and awaited proposals by the expert panel setup by the President before reaching a common agreement on the final devolution proposals.
The Minister however stressed devolution of power would not mean the abolishing of or a substitute to the current provincial council system but rather an extension of power from the province to the village level applicable to the whole country.
?The members had earlier agreed to use the 13th Amendment to the Constitution as a starting point for their debate. Now there is agreement and support by all parties to solving the national problem through maximum devolution,? Minister Vitharana said.
The Minister meanwhile said the TULF, EPRLF and the PLOTE had requested for meetings with the APRC while he also expressed hope the UNP, which was also supportive of devolution, would take part at the next APRC meeting.
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AnGamPora
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22 Nov 2006 04:25:52 GMT Report for Abuse
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JHU, JVP for maximum devolution of power
what about the LTT?
are they for anything 'achievable' at all!?
these loosers have rejected the Indian model of Panchayat Raj system as well!
and they come up with NO ALTERNATIVE - of course, other than their pipedream eelam!
MR is getting his act together slowly, but surely!
if LTT rejects everything the GoSL comes up with, he'll still use maximum strength - of course, in the WAR's direction, if 2007 budget is anything to go by!
and, in such a case, IC will keep mum about it!
just see what's gonna come out of this much talked about (uselessly) Donor Conference in Washington DC - i'm sure it'll be the same old rhetoric!
after all, when it comes to taming, there is a limit the IC can go with an elected sovereign govt.!
it's altogether a different scenario with LTT - an internationally proscribed trigger-happy terrorist outfit!
Edited By - AnGamPora - 22 Nov 2006 04:36:08 GMT |
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22 Nov 2006 04:27:58 GMT Report for Abuse
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Hi
Correct me if I am wrong. I am a Tamil who migrated from Sri Lanka about 10 years ago. I could remember when I left Sri Lanka A9 was closed by LTTE & not by the government and government could not get the international backing to open it. Is it the other away around now?
One last thing I always love peace not war and don't like to see people dieing from battles and don't approve all the things that LTTE does. I believe if LTTE is saying that they have a Tamil land for Tamils & they control it with their forces, and the population lives there is Tamil Eelam population, why can't LTTE feed their own people rather than waiting Sinhala government to come & feed them. As a true Tamil I believe LTTE should feed their own people & show the world that they could feed their own people & get the country separated from Sri Lanka otherwise should drop this unwanted war & live with Sinhala people like Murali does with the cricket team. Please correct me if I am wrong. |
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22 Nov 2006 04:34:05 GMT Report for Abuse
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'MAXIMUM DEVOLUTION OF POWER'
Yes,whatever it may be find a consensus in the south and put forward a solution first. Without that its no point having a press conference.
Tamils will then study your proposals. But dont drag on.
JHU & JVP have to agree otherwise they will be isolated by their own people.
Edited By - Swathi - 22 Nov 2006 04:35:15 GMT |
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22 Nov 2006 04:37:25 GMT Report for Abuse
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| Devolution based on Panchayat system. Not only the Big joke of year bult also big joke of the century. |
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22 Nov 2006 04:40:54 GMT Report for Abuse
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Swathi
Yes,whatever it may be find a consensus in the south and put forward a solution first. Without that its no point having a press conference.
APRC stands for All Party Representative Committee?
and is anybody saying that they boycotted any of the 17 rounds of meetings?
NO! UNP came into the process after their deal with the PA, but, since then, they are in it!
so, what r you crying about!?
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22 Nov 2006 04:41:21 GMT Report for Abuse
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| Why devolution in the village level. Introduce a novel devolution 'Devolution in individual level'. Is this world bunch of fools? |
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22 Nov 2006 04:43:08 GMT Report for Abuse
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SIVA7:
I too left SL many years ago but i feel you dont know the reality. Who closed A9 10 yrs ago? areas across vanni were under LTTE control for a long time.SLA couldnt control the areas that LTTE overran.Fighting erupted and since 1994 SLA was trying hard to recapture these areas in the name of liberating A9 and this could not be achieved and the balance is history.A9 was finally opened after CFA.
For your comment about LTTE feeding the tamils although in theory what you say is wrong in practice if this is to happen you need to get SLA to vacate Jaffna and give it to LTTE to run. Jaffna peninsula is controlled by GOSL/SLA so why LTTE into the equation. Mind you according to the President there is no land in SL as 'uncleared' and all belongs to GOSL!! |
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22 Nov 2006 04:43:11 GMT Report for Abuse
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Raves
Best solution is autonomous state. Let's implement it with any cost.
yeah, tell that to ValPonnaya...
though he can't implement it, he'll surely be the only one to listen to you!
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22 Nov 2006 04:46:23 GMT Report for Abuse
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AGP:
no crying...first put the solutions...Where are they? Have you forgotten all the promises made by various govts?
Whatever form with max devolution put forward a solution.
without it Tamil people will not trust the sinhala govts. |
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22 Nov 2006 04:47:13 GMT Report for Abuse
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Raves
Anuththara and Yasodhara are Tamil names.
Mother of these girls should be Tamil.
raves, it was 'refreshing' to read your post in the thread 'Chess champs Singapore bound'
http://www.lankanewspapers.com/news/2006/11/9411_image_headline.html
never knew what you were 'capable' of!
hope you r not representative of the 'common SL Tamil', because if you are, i fear their 'chances of evolution'!
lolz. |
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