Comments on: Strengthening the Provincial Council Process http://federalidea.com/focus/archives/462 Fri, 15 Aug 2008 13:30:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Sarath http://federalidea.com/focus/archives/462/comment-page-1#comment-16312 Sarath Tue, 03 Jun 2008 10:38:07 +0000 http://federalidea.com/focus/archives/462#comment-16312 "What are the safeguards to prevent these problems whch are endemic to Srilanka. " They are not endemic to Sri Lanka. Look at India. Everything might look fine and dandy on the surface but scratch a little and the divisions are immense. For example, go to the Rediff website and pick a news article and look at the comments below the article - you'll find people from different ethnic groups from their ethnic states fight each other, call each other names and act like total bigots. That's what Sri Lanka is going to be like if devolution on an ethnic basis takes place. “What are the safeguards to prevent these problems whch are endemic to Srilanka. ”

They are not endemic to Sri Lanka. Look at India. Everything might look fine and dandy on the surface but scratch a little and the divisions are immense. For example, go to the Rediff website and pick a news article and look at the comments below the article – you’ll find people from different ethnic groups from their ethnic states fight each other, call each other names and act like total bigots. That’s what Sri Lanka is going to be like if devolution on an ethnic basis takes place.

]]> By: David http://federalidea.com/focus/archives/462/comment-page-1#comment-15113 David Sat, 31 May 2008 02:17:54 +0000 http://federalidea.com/focus/archives/462#comment-15113 Instead of using the hog-wash terminology "devolution", let them define the powers of the provcinces and degree of autonomy. Can each regional power independently develop its own economy? Or is there going to be a hue and cry about one ethinic group doing better than the other? What are the safeguards to prevent these problems whch are endemic to Srilanka. Instead of using the hog-wash terminology “devolution”, let them define the powers of the provcinces and degree of autonomy. Can each regional power independently develop its own economy? Or is there going to be a hue and cry about one ethinic group doing better than the other?

What are the safeguards to prevent these problems whch are endemic to Srilanka.

]]> By: Saleem Tariq http://federalidea.com/focus/archives/462/comment-page-1#comment-14927 Saleem Tariq Fri, 30 May 2008 15:35:21 +0000 http://federalidea.com/focus/archives/462#comment-14927 The US and other countries know that 13th Amendments was demonstrated to be a failure by none other than those enthusiastic about this system. In 1988 Varatharaja Perumal contested the merged N-E PC and was appointed as the Chief Minister by the (Sinhalese) president J R Jayawardene. The CM culd not carry out any developmental project because the President did not give him the power or the money need. Therefore the CM declared separate Eelam unilaterally and the president ordered his arrest. It was a failure because the executive powers and the budgetary control of the PC are vested with the Centre that is controlled by the president. The US wanted to show that there is something which is nothing. The US and other countries know that 13th Amendments was demonstrated to be a failure by none other than those enthusiastic about this system. In 1988 Varatharaja Perumal contested the merged N-E PC and was appointed as the Chief Minister by the (Sinhalese) president J R Jayawardene. The CM culd not carry out any developmental project because the President did not give him the power or the money need. Therefore the CM declared separate Eelam unilaterally and the president ordered his arrest.

It was a failure because the executive powers and the budgetary control of the PC are vested with the Centre that is controlled by the president. The US wanted to show that there is something which is nothing.

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