govt. deploys thugs to create panic in monaragala – jvp

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Govt. deploys thugs to create panic in

Monaragala JVP

TUESDAY, 26 AUGUST 2014The government, unable to bear a certain deeat at the Uva !" election, i# de$lo%ingthug# to create $anic in &onaragala Di#trict' A# it ha# no certaint% regarding (inning)adulla Di#trict it i# attem$ting to $lunder vote# in &onaragala to gain #eat# to ormthe !" #tate# the General Secretar% o the *+! Tilvin Silva adding that &r'Sha#heendra a-a$a.#a i# at the oreront o the cam$aign to violate election la(#'S$ea.ing at a media brieing held at the head oice o the *+! at !ela(atta toda%

/26th &r' Tilvin Silva #aid, The government, rom the beginning o the electioncam$aign i# carr%ing out an illegal $rogramme o violating election la(# and u#ing#tate $o(er' The government ha# al#o u#ed $ublic tran#$ort bu#e# or it# electioncam$aign b% orceull% $a#ting #tic.er# in all o them' The government that violated allla(# ha# no( gone a #te$ or(ard b% attac.ing member# o o$$o#ition $artie#, #ettingire to election oice#, de#tro%ing #tage# $ut u$ or legal meeting# and u#ing irearm#to #hoot at their o$$onent#'

Thi# #ituation ha# #everel% e#calated in &onaragala Di#trict' Armed gang# o thug#,ta.ing $o(er into their hand#, travel in deender vehicle# to #o( terror in &onaragala'

n the 24th night the#e terror gang# #et ire to a large number o election oice#'Among them (ere 14 *+! election oice#' The mo#t #eriou# incident# o the#e terrorcam$aign occurred on 23th /%e#terda% night' A $ublic meeting to be $artici$ated b%the eader o our $art% "omrade Anura Di##ana%a.a (a# to be held at )adal.umburatoda%' 5t# a legal meeting or (hich $ermi##ion had been obtained' A gang o U!7Athug# a##aulted and #hot at our comrade# (ho (ere $utting u$ the #tage anddecorating the #cene and #et ire to the #tage' The $ublic addre## #%#tem andmotorc%cle# that (ere there (ere attac.ed' "ertain loud#$ea.er# (ere ta.en a(a%'8ithout #to$$ing at that the thug# roamed in the area and created $anic' urcomrade# (ere not allo(ed to ma.e a com$laint to the $olice or go to the ho#$ital ortreatment'

The $olice (a# not able to control the#e gang#' The% carried out their terror act# atercha#ing a(a% the $olice' n the #ame night three o our legal election oice# at&onaragala (ere #hot at and de#tro%ed' Em$t% cartridge# have been ound at the#e$lace#' De#$ite a com$laint E'5')'9201934 ha# been made, no one ha# been arre#ted%et' Gang# o thug# (ho had come to our candidate "omrade 8i-e#iri# re#idencehave #hot at (all#, remained there or more than 43 minute# terrori:ing the re#ident#and de#tro%ing $ro$ert%' The $olice $er#onnel that have come there have been
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cha#ed a(a%' "omrade &';' Somaratna# re#idence too ha# been attac.ed in the#ame manner'

5n #uch an environment, $artie# o the o$$o#ition are unable to carr% out an electioncam$aign' Armed government thug#, travelling in Deender vehicle#, u#ed b% #ecurit%orce#, have created $anic among the $eo$le and carr% out a $lanned $rogramme to

ob#truct #mooth unctioning o the election cam$aign' The% are thug# (ho have beenbrought to &onaragala rom other $lace#' The thug#, armed to the teeth, u#ingvehicle# u#ed b% +5! #ecurit% #ection# ignore election la(#' The% have created anenvironment (here $olice oicer# and election oicial# are unable to maintain la( andorder'

The government ha# violated la(# throughout the election cam$aign in both di#trict#'n the 6th, the da% nomination# (ere handed over, demon#tration# (ere held (ithoutheeding order# rom the "ommi##ioner o Election# and the 5G!' Anura +idnagamage,a candidate o the U!7A, threatened $olice $er#onnel (ith death' The #ituation i#

#eriou# at &onaragala' The main rea#on or thi# i# that the chie mini#terial candidateo the government $art% i# in &onaragala'


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$re#idential election' A# #uch, Uva !" election i# im$ortant or the government' Thi#i# (h% election la(# are violated and a terror #ituation ha# been created'

The government ir#t changed the com$o#ition o the number o #eat# in di#trict#'Three #eat# (ere ta.en rom )adulla Di#trict to &onaragala Di#trict a# the governmenti# not conident in (inning )adulla Di#trict' The government ha# a #cheme o

increa#ing it# number o #eat# through $lunder o vote# to orm the !"' Sha#heendraa-a$a.#a i# the $er#on (ho i# in the oreront o violating election la(# b%di#tributing good# and creating terror'

8e are com$laining to the 5G! in (riting' 8e (ould com$lain to the "ommi##ioner oElection# a# (ell' ur $art% (ould ta.e ma>imum action# that could be ta.en legall%'

Al#o, (e (ould attem$t to carr% out our election cam$aign according to election la(de#$ite the terror #ituation created b% the government' !olice oicer# #hould give u#$rotection or thi#' The $olice #hould ta.e mea#ure# to di#arm gang# o thug#' 5t i# there#$on#ibilit% o the $olice to create a #ituation #o that ever% $olitical $art% could have

a air o$$ortunit%' am$le o $rotecting la(# o thecountr%' !eo$le need not vote or a government that i# unable to do #o' 8e al#o a#.the $eo$le not to endor#e violence created b% the government' 5 the $olice cannot$rotect the la( o the countr% and the "ommi##ioner o Election# cannot $rotect theelection la( the $eo$le #hould u#e their $o(er to give a me##age to the governmentthat #u#tain# gang# o thug#' Dont vote or candidate# (ho engage in violence and

violate la(#' The -ournali#t# in thi# countr% too have an e>clu#ive re#$on#ibilit%' Youhave a re#$on#ibilit% to re$ort #$eedil% incident# that ha$$en in Uva, (hich i# ar a(a%rom "olombo' !olice #tation# in tho#e area# do not unction $ro$erl%' The $olice arecontrolled b% gang# o thug# in the area#'

8e a#. the media to e>$o#e thi# #ituation' 8e are conident that $eo$le (ill give agood an#(er to the government that engage# in violence'

e#$onding to ue#tion# rai#ed b% -ournali#t# &r' Tilvin Silva #aid, 8e dont .no( on(hat ba#i# the "ommi##ioner o election# #aid that all three main $olitical $artie# areviolating la(#' The "ommi##ioner o Election# ha# made a #$ecial (ritten than.# tothe *+! regarding $rotecting election la(#' 8e have never violated an% election la(#'8e do not have an% illegal election oice' 8e do not di#$la% an% illegal cutout#' 8e donot u#e $ublic tran#$ort bu#e# or our cam$aign#' 8e do not de$lo% a large number ovehicle# or election $ro$aganda' 8e do not di#tribute4 good# or de$lo% #tateem$lo%ee#' 8e onl% $ut u$ $o#ter#' 5 could be again#t election la('


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u$ $o#ter# (ith ma## #cale violation# b% the government i# creating a #ituationadvantageou# to the government'

The gang# o thug# cannot be identiied even b% candidate# o the area' 7or, the%have been brought rom out#ide, (ith $o(er and $rotection rom the government, u#eDeender vehicle# u#ed b% #ecurit% orce# and illegal (ea$on#' nl% Sa#heendra

a-a$a.#a ha# the abilit% to de$lo% #uch gang#' De$lo%ing o #uch gang# o thug# ha#become a menace or other candidate# o the U!7A too' 5t i# deinite that thegovernment i# behind the#e gang# o thug#' A# #uch, the 5G! #hould de$lo% #$ecial$rotection to &onaragala'

8hat i# being im$lemented i# a la( that ha# been made o t(o la(# that (ere u#ed ort(o election#' There i# a diicult% in u#ing the la( that (a# u#ed or the $luralit%#%#tem and $ro$ortional #%#tem or the #%#tem o election that i# u#ed no(' A# #uch,(hat #hould be done i# not to violate la(# but to change the la( #o that it could be$racticall% u#ed' There have been in#tance# (here #uch change# have been made'


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