By: Ratnam Ganesh

Ratnam Ganesh — Fri, 16 May 2008 03:10:05 +0000

I think it is better not to talk about redevelopment at this juncture.Redevelopment for the government does not mean economic development or how to to bring the people in the east to prosper.It only means how the multinationals can dig deep and how many Sri Lankan elites benifit out of it.Another point of concern is to satisfy the Sinhalse voters ,some form of colonisation introduced into it and keep the the ethnic slur keep boiling to keep- voters towards their party.
There are so many other factors to be considered before Redevelopment:
1.Is there democracy in the east?
2.Are there Military presence.Or are there armed groups.
3.Was there a democratic election?
Etc.
Hence it is better to wait for sometime and see how things develop.

By: nathan

nathan — Wed, 14 May 2008 23:35:16 +0000

The JHU opposes the giving of land and police powers to the Eastern Province Council.
Without these, no development can happen.
If these are given, the other Councils too will demand same.
The Ministers will oppose this, as their powers will be diminished, as too will be the powers of the President.
President Premadasa had the same problem.
He refused, and Varadarajapperumal made a Unilateral Declaration of Independence.
The rest is history.

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