Sri Lanka Government ready to discuss scopes on Police, land powers with TNA – Govt Spokesman Keheliya Rambukwella
Sri Lankan Government spokesman, Media Minister Keheliya Rambukwella said that though the government is concerned about giving land and Police powers to the provinces it is prepared to consider its scope provided the Tamil national Alliance put forward its proposals at the talks with the government
The Minister told Sri Lanka News .lk web site that the government has concerns about devolving absolute Police powers to the provinces as in such an event the head of the country could be barred from entering the province without the Police permission.
The minister said that a similar situation that prevails in India is very much detrimental to Sri Lanka as Sri Lanka is a smaller country in size than even an Indian State.
“As a Government we are concerned about giving Police and Land powers to provinces. However, we are ready to consider giving those powers within certain scope if such a proposal is made by the TNA to the Government. For that the TNA should remain at talks with the Government” Minister Keheliya Rambukwella said.
“Dealing with day to day affairs such as smaller crimes and complaints could be dealt with by Provincial authorities”
The parties concerned should first sit and talk on matters that could be agreed upon. Unfortunately from the days the talks began in Thimbu in 1985 what the Tamil parties did was running away from the talks halfway and create a deadlock to portray a situation to the international community that the Government of Sri Lanka was giving nothing to them. But this is not the case, the minister said.
Media Minister Keheliya Rambukwella said that before arriving at any decision both parties should first sit and talk and the TNA should be mindful of this fact. Soon after the end of thirty year war in May 2009, the Tamil National Alliance and the Government of Sri Lanka held several rounds of talks to iron out problems and to find out lasting solutions to Tamils problem especially in the north and the eastern provinces in the country. But now the TNA seems to be dragging without a final decision to continue its talks with the government.
Source: Government News Portal
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Is this the GOSL response to French Government owned Postal authority’s issue of four postage stamps commemorating the Tamil Nationalist Struggle in SL? The stamps bear (1) the emblem of the LTTE (2) the map of Tami Eelam (3) the bust of Veluppillay Pirabakaran and (4) the national flower of Tamil Eelam. The stamps were issued on 28 Dec 2011 and are now available for sale.
The issue of the stamps took place in the “backyard” of GOSL’s most vociferous diplomat, Dr Dayan Jayatilleke.
Is Kehelmala Rambukwella hinting at the existence of a separate nation and the rights and privileges of that nation’s peoples?
I shall await ND’s response to this blog.
A statue/bust of Tamil Chelvan was erected in a diaspora Tamil’s garden in France. It was speedily removed after GOSL representations against it, for honouring a Terrorist leader.
Diaspora Tamils/LTTE never give up, including PD. They have through bribes and lobbying of the French VIP politicians managed to get 4 stamps issued in dubious honour of the world’s most heinous terrorist group leader and his terrorist outfit. Would France have issued stamps in honour of Osama bin Laden and the Al Qaeda? They would not dare incur the wrath of USA. But France is cocking-a-snook at SL. This shows the staggering hypocrisy and double standard of France! If France fails to stop the issue of these 4 stamps, the GOSL will have to take serious measures against France.
According to the latest news, France has vehemently denied approval of the said stamps for postal use in France. They do not have official approval and are therefore not valid. They are not issued by any post office in France and are not being used by the French public.
This is another diaspora/LTTE pathetic attempt to honour their terrorist leader and the LTTE, who were totally defeated by the heroic Defence Forces of SL, proving them to be the world’s best for having totally destroyed the world’s fiercest terrorist outfit, despite imperial West’s open and underhand support to them, for vested interests. What a waste of their money in their pathetic attempts to gain world recognition! DC and the other diaspora Tamil/LTTE must be totally disappointed.
Dear AUJ,
I have cracked the code of who this villain ‘Pora Dias’ is. Just as I have exposed DK as a foreigner pretending to be a Sri Lankan, I can now expose who PD really is.
‘Pora Dias’ is really ‘DIASPORA’ rearranged and coined into a name. As I surmised, this prawn (shit-head) is indeed a diaspora Tamil/LTTE, perhaps residing in USA/Canada. The fellow will not have the nerve to come out openly and be honest, as DK did. Typically of kallathonis he will try to hide and slink away with his tail between his legs eventually.
However, Demala Chelvan is a gentleman I like and respect, as he is honest and does not insult other bloggers as this liar does. I hope DC writes again. It does no matter he holds opposite views. We can at least have a decent debate in this forum.
Dear Nicholas,
You are brilliant !!!! You are right, dear Sir. You cracked the code.
I surrender to thee, my master.
Ever admiring,
Pora Dias
PS: I wanted to pretend that I belong to the great “Dias” family; that dream is now gone. You are clever indeed, Mr Dias.
Dear ‘PD’,
Why pretend to be someone else? Why not be honest and have self-respect by signing under your own name? It does not matter if you are Tamil. I know you are Tamil and a diaspora Tamil. We welcome you, as I welcome DC. I wonder why DC disappeared. So have self-respect and sign under your own name. But do not insult any one, not even GOSL or any politician.
I don’t like many of them but I don’t insult them. I criticise them, constructively. I think most of them take to politics to make money and enjoy privileges. I feel sorry for the people who are misled and are robbed. If everyone is honest, care for one another, are selfless and care for the environment and the fauna and flora, what a beautiful world it would be then! But that would be utopia!
Dear ND,
There was a power failure this area hence my bit belated Congratulations in your Master effort to crack open the mystery of our not so friendly PD.YOU are excellent and as our main detractor himself admits, YOU are BRILLIANT.
Our detractor never met us on a friendly basis,he used to throw insults very lavishly to meet our arguments.He was knave enough to call me a dog,whatever the breed may be and You came to my defence to appreciate my stance.However he is frank enough to admit his identity and we appreciate it .Dear PD, let us throw aside insults and other derogatory references and meet our problems if any,in a forum like this .
and Dear ND, keep going ,it is a pleasure to read you.
Dear AUJ,
Thanks for replying. Perhaps as SL develops power failure and power cuts may become history. In fact, my bro-in-law, who lives in Panadura, had his new Samsung laptop and SLT browser burnt out by lightning, even though he had pulled the plug out. Power surge by lightning still came through the SLT connection, through browser. Hence object lesson is, during thunder storms with lightning, please remember to disconnect at plug point and also at tel point.
I hope ‘PD’ continues to make his contributions without insulting other bloggers et alia. It would make this web site clean for all to enjoy different shades of opinion. Afterall, we are not robots to have the same views. The saying is, ” As many opinions as many heads”.
Dear ‘PD’, please continue to write under your own name, like Pillayan and Demala Chelvan.
ND, Your advice to users of high value electronic equipment is very valuable though very often neglected.There is a smallbox containig protective devices fixed to your tele lines to arrest high flow of current and another to arrest high voltages.But as is proved in your personal experience,these devices sometimes fail to arrest invading high voltages like lightening.I nomally follow these norms and I am further guarded by a UPS device.Your general admonition to all our viewers is very valuable Thanks.
I use a Surge Protector to connect mains electricity and also the tel line. But that is only to protect against a voltage spike of up to 20,000 volts. Lightning voltage is however many times higher. Hence during lightning, I avoid using computer and unplug mains electics and tel line. I think it is better to be on safe side. I disconnect TV and radio also.