I was at forefront of steps taken to establish democracy in North - Gotabaya

Former Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa says that he was at the forefront of every step taken towards establishing democracy in the North following the end of the war.

Speaking during an ‘Eliya’ seminar held in Chilaw, he said that today there is a debate over the uncertainty whether democracy will be lost and a military rule established. 

“I am well aware of the foundation that a country should be governed with law and order. I am well aware of the fact that democracy should exist in this country.”

“I was at the forefront of every step taken towards establishing democracy in the North after the war ended,” he said. 

Be it implementing law and order or uplifting the economy, all these things require a leadership that is capable of taking correct decisions, he said.