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"People with noble qualities should be treated with regard and respect. The Police must take strict action against the wrong doers and enforce the law without fear or favour.

There should be no discrimination whatsoever and the law must be set in motion regardless of the political party to which they belong", said Parliamentary Affairs Minister A. H. M. Azwer at a Prize distribution at the Borella, Pelpola Vipassi Foundation at an All Island Posters competition on International Children's Day sponsored by the Police Welfare Association's Women and Children Unit, Minister of Interior John Amaratunga was the Chief Guest on this occasion.

Minister Azwer further said that all creative art is inspired by the imagination and the mental pictures of what is in the artists mind is vividly brought out in the form of Pictorial art. It is not an uncommon sight to see scurrilous drawings on public buildings where even eminent citizens are being subject to ridicule. The artistic talents of children must be directed in the proper channels and diverted away from undesirable anti-social activities.

The main aim of art should be educative and emphasis should be laid on aesthetic appreciation/.

In Britain the police treat the public as friends. If there was any infringement of the law the guilty were exposed to its full rigour. The strict impartiality of the British legal system is demonstrated in an incident where Princess Margaret, sister of Queen Elizabeth, Prince Charles and his sons were brought to courts and punishment imposed.

This shows that there is no discrimination between Royalty and the general public are treated alike. The Minister said that strict impartiality must be maintained in the enforcement of the law regardless of political affiliations.

It is a pleasant sight to see policemen seated side by side with children today. They should look at the police without any fear and treat them as their friends and protectors.

The Minister also stated the children should be given proper training so that they could become disciplined and useful citizens in later life. The wrong doers must be immediately arrested and adequate punishment should be meted out to them. The nature of punishment imposed should be reformative rather than punitive.

Children must spend their valuable time in their studies and not direct their activities by indulging in strikes and acts of indiscipline. The entire country is subject to strikes in the Railways and Health Services. We must make a complete break with this system and become law-abiding citizens of a disciplined society.

The police can play a great role in enforcing law and order. All efforts must be directed towards establishment of a permanent and enduring peace, which will be conducive towards progress and prosperity in this country.

Ven. Pelpola Vipassi Thera, Deputy Inspector General of Police, Sirisena Herath, Senior Superintendent of Police, Sarath Jayasundara, Japanese Buddhist Leader Ahura Nayakko, his wife Susuyo Koiso and Residential Representative of UNICEF, Victor Nailon also addressed the gathering.

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