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Sri Lanka: One Island Two Nations
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Thiranjala Weerasinghe sj.- One Island Two Nations
?????????????????????????????????????????????????Friday, May 26, 2017
Govt’s failure would lead to another calamity
The JVP Leader Anura Dissanayaka says various elements are creating a
situation to arouse communalism and religious disharmony in the country
in a bid to push the country towards a Sinhalese – Muslim clash and
blamed the government for not taking timely action to curb and control
the incidents created by unruly elements during the past few days.
Speaking in parliament yesterday (24th) he said the government, instead
of acting fast and nipping the trend in the bud, was displaying a very
impotent and ineffectual attitude to the very dangerous issue which
would, if not stopped immediately, would push the country towards
another bloodbath. He said there are serious doubts in the minds of the
general public that the government that is unable to confront the social
and economic problems, is making an attempt to use the violent
incidents to divert the mounting public displeasure against it.
Mr. Dissanayaka said, “The majority in the country abhor this kind of
violence. They do not like to see the country being pushed towards
communal disharmony. People have had enough of this problem. Only a
small minority contributes to violent activities. They may be instigated
and supported by various interested parties. However, it is the duty of
the government to act fast and prevent the country being pushed towards
another calamity by these groups.”
He said despite there were reports of arson attacks and damages to
properties including mosques and shops during the last several days, the
government has done nothing to find culprits and to prevent such acts
and added that the government has not been able to arrest a single
person involved in several incidents of arson carried out against
religious places and business establishments.
He also said the government has failed to prevent the deforestation that
is taking place in Wilpattu and the destruction of places of
archaeological importance in the East. As a result some other
organizations making use of the mass anger against such acts have come
forward to stage protests and carry out various actions.
He said if the government doesn’t do anything to stop the on-going
incidents of communal violence there would be mass uprisings and people
would take law into their hands