No external force permitted to destabilise Sri Lanka - Minister Wimal Weerawansa

Construction, Engineering Services, Housing and Common Amenities Minister Wimal Weerawansa said that baseless allegations on alleged human rights violations are levelled against Sri Lanka to destabilise the country and obstruct its forward march.

The Minister said so at a ceremony held at Ariyan hotel, Ampara on Friday to present certificates to construction technicians who have been trained under Deyata Kirula Development Program 2013.

The Minister said the imperialists want to realise only one goal and that is to defeat President Mahinda Rajapaksa by hook or by crook at the next Presidential Election. Their aim is to have their imperialist lackeys installed in office and create an environment in the North and the East conducive to the re emergence of separatist tendencies once again. Those who speak of human rights violations during the war against terrorists fail to see how human rights are safeguarded in Sri Lanka today.

Although the separatists attempted to divide this country during the past 30 years, they couldn't realise their goal.

So they have been perturbed very much over it. That is what is reflected in their theatrics in Geneva. Thirteen countries in the world extended their support to Sri Lanka at Geneva. They stood by us without any ulterior motives. They could clearly see the injustice caused to Sri Lanka and the hidden agenda behind the UNHRC resolution moved against us, he said.

Sri Lanka will never yield to the pressure of anti-Sri Lankan elements active in Geneva, New York or Chennai. No external force will be permitted to obstruct the forward march of the country.

When Sri Lanka's alleged human rights violations are discussed in Geneva, even a single word is uttered about the grave human rights violations during the LTTE terror. There was a time when innocent civilians, pregnant mothers and infants were brutally massacred by the LTTE terrorists, but the United States or any other Western country didn't move any resolution at the UNHRC on these grave human rights violations.

Those who cannot tolerate the ongoing development drive attempt to disrupt the hard-earned peace after tremendous sacrifices made by our war heroes under the political leadership of President Mahinda Rajapaksa. When the country's economy soars to dizzy heights and new international harbours, airports and express ways are opened, resolutions are passed in Geneva to obstruct our development. When changes are made to improve the lot of the country, it is distorted in Geneva as human rights violation, he said.

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