Tuesday, February 9, 2016

Indian foreign minister meets the heads of minority political groups

Indian foreign minister meets the heads of minority political groupsFeb 08, 2016
In order to review the new constitution and the actions the government has about the national problem the Indian foreign minister Sushma Swaraj had discussions with the minority party leaders of Sri Lanka.

The leader of TNA R. Sampanthan said the meeting he had with the Indian foreign minister Sushma Swaraj was satisfactory.

The opposition leader said that the Indian foreign minister pledged that the Indian government would continue talking with the Sri Lankan govern about the minority problems.

The opposition leader said the current government would commit itself to bring a solution to the national problem.

“The solution given would be a good one and the Indian government should render their help” he said.

The opposition leader said that he had discussions with the Indian foreign minister about the illegal fishing done by the Indian fisherman’s.

“Only the Indian government can stop that. Due to this many of our fisherman’s are suffering. We urged the Indian government to take urgent steps” opposition leader Sampanthan said.

Muslim Congress
The Indian foreign minister had discussions with the Muslim Congress as well.
The deputy secretary of Muslim Congress Nizam Kariappar said the Indian foreign minister spoke with their party about the steps taken so far about the national problem.

He said “We had discussions with the foreign minister about the progress of the meetings between the SLMC and the TNA”
The deputy speaker of the SLMC Nizam Kariappar said that the Indian foreign minister said that the Indian government believes that the current government would give a permanent solution for the national problem which can be acceptable by all the people of the country.

The leader of the Tamil progressive alliance Mano Ganeshan said that the Indian foreign minister told that India would give a special attention to the Tamil people living in the plantation sector.

Tamil Progressive Alliance
He said his party urged the Indian foreign minister to focus equal attention equal to the Plantation sector Tamil problem as focused to the northern Tamil issue.

Minister Mano Ganeshan said that he told the Indian minister that the plantation sector Tamil people are concerned about the new constitution and the new electoral system introduced.

Minister Mano Ganeshan further said “When a similar reform happened sometimes back we could not participate but now there is no such situation, we informed her”