By Rathindra Kuruwita | Sunday 26 June 2011 |
“On Friday one of our organizers of the Karachchi Local Council was detained in an abandoned building by military intelligence officers. Almost all our candidates in the North have been questioned and their campaign activities have been obstructed, daily,” said JVP propaganda secretary, Vijitha Herath.
Meanwhile the TNA claims that there is no freedom of movement, expression or peaceful assembly in the North where military rule still prevails. The police have not yet taken any concrete action regarding the alleged attack on their meeting in Alaveddy which raises serious concerns about law enforcement in Sri Lanka said TNA MP A. Vinayagamoorthy.
“There are no civil and political rights here. These are fundamental rights guaranteed by our Constitution. The government wants to somehow win the elections in the North and they are lashing at what they see as threats.”
Meanwhile, Jaffna Security Forces Commander Maj. Gen. Mahinda Hathurusinghe told LAKBIMAnEWS that law and order prevails in the North and the fundamental rights/political freedoms of the people are assured.
“There is no problem. We do not discriminate against or support any political party and everyone can canvass peacefully.”
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Left Front protests against SLA attack on TNA in Jaffna
[TamilNet, Saturday, 25 June 2011, 12:47 GMT]
The Left Front, led by Vickramabahu Karunaratne, on Friday staged a protest in Colombo against the attack on Tamil National Alliance election meeting in Jaffna. The attack on TNA meeting,
carried out by an SLA contingent that was led by a Sri Lanka Army Colonel and two Major rank officers, was a “planned attack with a political directive from the top,” Dr. Karunaratne alleged. United Socialist Party, Socialist Party, Democratic Peoples Front (DPF) of Mano Ganesan and the Tamil National Alliance took part in the protest.
“The workers in the south are now prepared to fight back. There are struggles in all sectors including the university professors,” Dr. Karunaratne said.
The demonstrators carried placards against what they labelled as “martial law in North”.
The elections in Jaffna are going to be held under martial law. It is therefore important to fight back, calling to repeal the Prevention of Terrorism (PTA) and Emergency Regulations, the demonstrators said.
The Left Front, led by Vickramabahu Karunaratne, on Friday staged a protest in Colombo against the attack on Tamil National Alliance election meeting in Jaffna. The attack on TNA meeting,
carried out by an SLA contingent that was led by a Sri Lanka Army Colonel and two Major rank officers, was a “planned attack with a political directive from the top,” Dr. Karunaratne alleged. United Socialist Party, Socialist Party, Democratic Peoples Front (DPF) of Mano Ganesan and the Tamil National Alliance took part in the protest. “The workers in the south are now prepared to fight back. There are struggles in all sectors including the university professors,” Dr. Karunaratne said.
The demonstrators carried placards against what they labelled as “martial law in North”.
The elections in Jaffna are going to be held under martial law. It is therefore important to fight back, calling to repeal the Prevention of Terrorism (PTA) and Emergency Regulations, the demonstrators said.Tamil and Sinhala politicians in demonstration organised by the Left
