Video: Military camps coming up in North: PWC

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An organization calling itself the ‘People’s Wall of Comradeship’ (PWC) which includes members of the JVP today said the authorities were constructing Military Camps in the Northern Province and focusing on militarisation instead of establishing democracy in the region.

Video by Sanath Desmond

They said about 6000 acres lands of the Northern people had been acquired by the military forces and alleged Minister Douglas Devananda’s supporters of getting hold on to a land illegally in Jaffna.

PWC Co-Convener Sunil Handunnetti said people of all communities were facing difficulties because their lands were being controlled by the military and said several check points had been erected along the A-9 road recently.

He further said there were much prominent issues in the northern province that required the attention rather than the 13th Amendment.

“The issues arising from internally displaced people, missing people, low income, unemployment, human rights violations, lack of Tamil speaking state officers and low basic facilities should be resolved before a political solution,” he said.

“Everyone keeps bantering about the 13th Amendment. Some people want to devolve the power, while the rest want to embrace it. But nothing was done for the people in the North,” he said.

He said those who support the Police and Land powers issue in the 13th Amendment only want to control northern people just as the rest without solving their problems. (By Sanath Desmond)

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Comments - 11

Ban Ki Moon Friday, 28 June 2013 04:00 AM

UN SHOULD INTERVENE!

Aiiya Friday, 28 June 2013 04:45 AM

JVP Nonsance. Where were these people at the time of war.

gon rala Friday, 28 June 2013 04:54 AM

These bankrupt south terrorists who cant even win a single elections thanks to UNPs proportional representations are now want to spread fear amongst innocent tamils, sinhalese & muslims for cheap political publicity. When will they ever learn ? time to scrap provincial powers & proportional sustem which has only been curse to this country & never solved any problem for the masses. They only produce thugs, rogues, womanisers & rapists for over 2 decades thanks to india's interference in sri lanka politics by making JRJ bow down before them

Don Sarath Friday, 28 June 2013 05:00 AM

Sri Lanka needs to have major military camps in all provinces to
maintain the Security of the country. Why shod it exempt North from this requirement?

JVP & TNA members which are both former Terrorist with sheep clothing are not happy with this, as they cannot play their game freely.

meranchi Friday, 28 June 2013 05:42 AM

That is good move for what intervene the country call SRI LANKA not the place what you want we experience thirty years..i

nicky karunarathnara Friday, 28 June 2013 06:00 AM

Where were these idiots when their chum Prabakaran militarize the North and East for 30 long years with heavy weaponry under his jackboot?

ganesh Friday, 28 June 2013 06:14 AM

JVP They are the people who were instigating the government from the star to wage war irrespective of consequences come what may now too late shedding crocodile tears

Siri Friday, 28 June 2013 06:48 AM

Now JVP don't have any topic to get in to the seen, JVP also like LTTE , created many problem for publics,now people will know about you pl shut up.

Ane Anichan Friday, 28 June 2013 07:09 AM

Military camps are being maintained for national security. Why that JVP is bothered on this issue?

RamUK Friday, 28 June 2013 07:41 AM

Listen we are not opposing military camps but we need to have fair representation. Do you have military camp 100% Tamil police / army in south? why it take so long to give enough representation ?

Mr. B. Wijeyasingha Friday, 28 June 2013 07:57 PM

Three is a saying that is much in vogue in Democratic nations "in order to ensure peace one must be prepared for war" the establishment of military camps in Jaffna should be welcomed as a security presence by those Tamils who are not affiliated with LITE and only a threat to those connected to a movement for the creation of Eelam. The world's greatest military is in a Democracy called the USA

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