COLOMBO: Sri Lanka‘s newly-appointed Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena on Wednesday stated the federal government is able to hearken to the calls for of democratic public protesters, however denounced acts of terrorism, calling it the “best menace to democracy.”
Gunawardena, 73, an ally of the Rajapaksas and a faculty good friend of the newly-elected President Ranil Wickremesinghe, was sworn in because the Sri Lankan Prime Minister final week amid an unprecedented financial and political disaster.
Addressing Parliament on Wednesday, Gunawardena stated the Sri Lankan authorities is able to hearken to the democratic public protests, however they might not settle for acts of terrorism.
“Terrorism was the best menace to democracy, and the Parliament which upholds democracy wouldn’t help such acts of terrorism,” the Day by day Mirror newspaper quoted him as telling the lawmakers.
“There may very well be completely different political ideologies however the Parliament ought to work in unison to handle the problems confronted by the individuals,” he added.
Sri Lanka’s safety forces forcibly evicted anti-government protesters camped outdoors the presidential workplace in Colombo in a pre-dawn raid on Friday on the order of President Wickremesinghe that left greater than 50 individuals injured.
The assault on the protesters evoked widespread criticism, together with from international envoys stationed in Colombo.
A minimum of 9 individuals have been arrested within the incident at Galle Face protest web site the place a number of key authorities places of work are positioned.
On July 9, anti-government protesters occupied the residences of former President Rajapaksa and Wickremesinghe after storming into their premises and setting hearth to one of many buildings protesting the federal government’s dealing with of the unprecedented financial disaster.
Wickremesinghe stated he respects the rights of the protesters to peacefully undertake their demonstrations, however he asserted that he won’t permit one other authorities constructing just like the Presidential Palace or the Prime Minister’s non-public residence to be occupied.
Protesters have been tenting outdoors the presidential workplace for months, demanding the resignation of former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who fled the nation on July 13, and Wickremesinghe, a key Rajapaksa ally.
Gunawardena, 73, an ally of the Rajapaksas and a faculty good friend of the newly-elected President Ranil Wickremesinghe, was sworn in because the Sri Lankan Prime Minister final week amid an unprecedented financial and political disaster.
Addressing Parliament on Wednesday, Gunawardena stated the Sri Lankan authorities is able to hearken to the democratic public protests, however they might not settle for acts of terrorism.
“Terrorism was the best menace to democracy, and the Parliament which upholds democracy wouldn’t help such acts of terrorism,” the Day by day Mirror newspaper quoted him as telling the lawmakers.
“There may very well be completely different political ideologies however the Parliament ought to work in unison to handle the problems confronted by the individuals,” he added.
Sri Lanka’s safety forces forcibly evicted anti-government protesters camped outdoors the presidential workplace in Colombo in a pre-dawn raid on Friday on the order of President Wickremesinghe that left greater than 50 individuals injured.
The assault on the protesters evoked widespread criticism, together with from international envoys stationed in Colombo.
A minimum of 9 individuals have been arrested within the incident at Galle Face protest web site the place a number of key authorities places of work are positioned.
On July 9, anti-government protesters occupied the residences of former President Rajapaksa and Wickremesinghe after storming into their premises and setting hearth to one of many buildings protesting the federal government’s dealing with of the unprecedented financial disaster.
Wickremesinghe stated he respects the rights of the protesters to peacefully undertake their demonstrations, however he asserted that he won’t permit one other authorities constructing just like the Presidential Palace or the Prime Minister’s non-public residence to be occupied.
Protesters have been tenting outdoors the presidential workplace for months, demanding the resignation of former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who fled the nation on July 13, and Wickremesinghe, a key Rajapaksa ally.