JNP calls for All Party Defence Committee
In the backdrop of increased threats on civilian security, the Jathika Nidhahas Peramuna (JNP) headed by Parliamentarian Wimal Weerawansa yesterday called for the setting up of an All Party Defence Committee to ensure public safety.
Addressing the media, Weerawansa said the cornered Tigers were now resorting to attacking soft targets such as the vulnerable public transport, to divert attention from the northern front where it was facing an imminent defeat.
The JNP identified three reasons which they claimed was the intention behind the LTTE's series of attacks on civilian targets.
The first was to create a climate of fear among the public and in turn force the Government to agree to another ceasefire agreement to gain some breathing space for the terrorists.
The second was to divert attention and force the security establishment to deploy a large military contingent in the city and suburbs, thus preventing attempts by Security Forces in their march ahead and to open an alternative route to A-9 road.
Read more,
http://www.dailynews.lk/2008/06/09/pol01.asp
Addressing the media, Weerawansa said the cornered Tigers were now resorting to attacking soft targets such as the vulnerable public transport, to divert attention from the northern front where it was facing an imminent defeat.
The JNP identified three reasons which they claimed was the intention behind the LTTE's series of attacks on civilian targets.
The first was to create a climate of fear among the public and in turn force the Government to agree to another ceasefire agreement to gain some breathing space for the terrorists.
The second was to divert attention and force the security establishment to deploy a large military contingent in the city and suburbs, thus preventing attempts by Security Forces in their march ahead and to open an alternative route to A-9 road.
Read more,
http://www.dailynews.lk/2008/06/09/pol01.asp
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