Adequate autonomy to North and East the only solution
July 31, 2011 11:45 am
The Communist Party of India (Marxist) on Saturday said that only adequate autonomy to the northern and eastern regions of Sri Lanka would give a long lasting peace in the Island nation.
Addressing a conference on ‘Equal rights for Sri Lankan Tamils in their country,’ CPM’s general secretary Prakash Karat said, “The most urgent priority is that in Sri Lanka, there has to be a political solution to the Tamil question. For that, there has to be adequate autonomy given to the northern and eastern regions.”
“There has to be devolution of powers that are meaningful, which can enable the Tamil people to manage their affairs in these areas,” he was quoted as saying by Express News Service.
Coming down heavily on the Lankan government for allegedly using delaying tactics, Karat said, “We (CPM) would like to tell the SL government not to continue to adopt tactics to delay and think that by avoiding these issues, you will solve the problems.”
Addressing a conference on ‘Equal rights for Sri Lankan Tamils in their country,’ CPM’s general secretary Prakash Karat said, “The most urgent priority is that in Sri Lanka, there has to be a political solution to the Tamil question. For that, there has to be adequate autonomy given to the northern and eastern regions.”
“There has to be devolution of powers that are meaningful, which can enable the Tamil people to manage their affairs in these areas,” he was quoted as saying by Express News Service.
Coming down heavily on the Lankan government for allegedly using delaying tactics, Karat said, “We (CPM) would like to tell the SL government not to continue to adopt tactics to delay and think that by avoiding these issues, you will solve the problems.”
