Call For All-Party Conventions & Establishment of Rapid Deployment Force to Control Violence

Jathika Hela Urumaya (JHU) General Secretary Minister Champika Ranawaka today requested President Maithripala Sirisena to call for all-party and multi-religious conventions and recommended establishing a Rapid Deployment Force (RDF) unit in every police station to respond to control violent situations.

The minister recollected communal violence in the past and that such incidents take place in the country regularly.

He suggested that intelligence reports be analysed and evaluated on time to identify such threats.

Furthermore, the minister encouraged the participation of religious leaders in taking decisions regarding such conventions.

Further he stated thus “Effective steps should be taken to prevent politicians from gaining cheap mileage over the tense situation in the country. The dissemination of false news on war heroes should also stop forthwith. The law should be equally enforced on all ethnicities. I hereby request the public not to clash with security personnel and appeal to religious leaders not to influence any community against another. Also, he mentioned the importance of the media in reporting incidents responsibly.”