Forces aim to bring peace to North - PM

Uditha Kumarasinghe, Irangika Range and Sandasen Marasinghe

KOTTE: Prime Minister Rantnasiri Wickramanayaka yesterday told Parliament the Government is making arrangements to create an environment conducive to Northerners to live in peace and harmony.

The Premier was participating in the Committee Stage debate on the Appropriation Bill - 2009. Twenty-two Financial Heads including President, Office of the Prime Minister, Judges of the Superior Court, Office of the Cabinet Minsters, Office of the Leader of the House, Office of the Chief Government Whip, Office of the Leader of the Opposition were taken up for debate.

He said there is a lawsuit before Supreme Court regarding the composition of the Constitutional Council. Following the guidance of the Supreme Court, the President, Opposition Leader and Prime Minister are discussing to solve problems raised regarding the composition of the Council. It is the responsibility of all of us to protect law and order in the country, he said. The Government has the responsibility to protect the democratic rights of the people.

“We have realised this well and are creating an environment conducive for all communities to live in a free and peaceful manner. The humanitarian mission initiated by the heroic Armed Forces will end bringing everlasting peace to the North.

It is the objective of military operations to consolidate democratic rights of the Northerners.