UNP Parliamentarian praises President

Uditha Kumarasinghe and Irangika Range

UNP Parliamentarian Lakshman Seneviratne told Parliament yesterday that the UNP honoured President Mahinda Rajapaksa and three Forces Commanders for ending the war.

“We also honour and respect all our heroes in the Armed Forces who had sacrificed their lives and limbs to eliminate terrorism in the country,” he said.

Speaking at the debate on the extension of the Emergency Regulations, the MP said civilians who were either injured or killed during the war should also be paid the highest respect.

He said the Government should not allow the International community to interfere in our internal affairs unnecessarily.

The UNP will not allow any Officer to be brought before the International War Crimes Tribunal as their commitment on behalf of the country should not be belittled. He stressed that the UNP will not oppose the extension of emergency Regulations. “But we are against if the Government uses Emergency Regulations to harass journalists. We urge the Government to reveal the names of the 50 journalists who had supported the LTTE,” he said.

“Their names should be revealed to the public and if proven guilty, they should be punished,” he said.