CPSL reviews present situation in Sri Lanka

COLOMBO: The Central Committee of Communist Party of Sri Lanka (CPSL) reviewed the political situation and the recent developments in the North-East a release by the Communist Party of Sri Lanka said.

It noted with grave concern the unbridled escalation of violence in the North-East and the abortive attempt on the life of the Defence Secretary.

The death, displacement and destruction caused to the people - Sinhalese, Tamils and Muslims have earned the wrath of our people.

The international community is watching the situation with scorn and concern. Revelations relating to supply of information and intelligence to the LTTE on the part of certain elements in the security forces are alarming.

While the LTTE continues with its belligerence and intransigence, with threats of irrecoverable state of destruction and separatism, the extremist forces in the South demand military confrontations and banning of the LTTE. It is regrettable that certain sections of the media both in the North and the South knowingly or unknowingly seek to escalate the situation promoting extremist positions.

The communist Party reiterates its continued and unwavering stand for a political solution, as the only way out of the crisis. The absence of a consensus amongst the political parties has been the main stumbling bloc to a lasting solution to the problem. The post-independent history of our country is a history of missed or lost opportunities.

In these circumstances, the Communist Party calls upon the two major political parties SLFP and UNP not to allow the on-going agony prolonged but to seize the opportunity offered by the MoU and strive collectively to work-out a political solution.

The Communist Party believes that the factors favouring a political solution are brighter than ever and positive as never before. The political will and determination on their part in the larger interest of the country will pave way for a much needed consensus.

Our own experiences, the international experiences, and the very nature of the national question warrant a sober and saner approach in the search of a political solution.

Extremist forces both in the North and the South seek to sabotage the government's efforts in the search of a political solution.

The frustrated LTTE's talk of "genocide" is a calculated attempt on its part to push the issue, through an escalated confrontation for an United Nations intervention, the consequence of which will be disastrous.

The Communist Party of Sri Lanka acknowledges the fact that the government required to take all possible measures in the larger interest of national and state security.

However, it should alert itself against any possible unbridled situation provoked by the extremist forces both in the North and the South.

The Party takes this opportunity to warn all the political parties of an impending strategic and economic danger, in the event of absence or collapse of consensus on political situation.