Don’t compromise on national security, Namal to Govt.

Alleging that the current government had compromised national security and forgotten the prevailing threat posed by the LTTE, SLFP MP Namal Rajapaksa, in his blog, stated that people feel insecure because the government was bent on focusing on more frivolous matters.

“This past month, I spent most of my days travelling around my District of Hambantota. I wanted to take some time to talk about a topic that I heard many villagers express concern about —that the country is not as secure as it used to be.

Handing back private lands to their owners is important. But the question is whether the Government intends on eliminating all the high security zones in regions that were dominated by the LTTE not too long ago.

In March, Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera said, in Parliament, that the Government is considering lifting the existing ban on Tamil Diaspora groups, perhaps forgetting that the ban was first imposed because there was evidence these groups were working to revive the LTTE. It is quite puzzling as to why the Government would consider taking such measures,” Mr. Rajapaksa stated in his article.

He added that “Amidst all this, the Government is more concerned about things like banning full-faced helmets. It would be laughable if it wasn’t so worrying.”

He writes further that political instability is stunting the countries progression and has had an adverse effect on the economy. “The latest Reuters report says that although the market was able to end an 8-month drop this week, ‘political uncertainty’ is still a factor. ‘Analysts expect the market to continue its negative trend with low activities through midApril ahead of the traditional Sinhala-Tamil New Year holiday and amid political uncertainty,’ the report stated.

We’ve seen this dangerous situation before in our history.

Political instability —> economic instability —> increasing unemployment —> youth unrest —> conflict. Seeing yesterday’s protest by university students makes you wonder if history is about to repeat itself,” he said.