The government will not dissolve parliament till
2010 despite anti-government elements and conspiratory groups
exerting futile efforts to topple the government. When the
government is in the process of defeating the enemy, unpatriotic
elements are attempting to sabotage the government's plans.
Healthcare Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva said in an interview
with The Island.
Minister de Silva said during the governments of
former Presidents J. R. Jayewardene, R. Premadasa, D. B.
Wijetunge and Chandrika Kumaranatunge, political fanatics
thwarted the settlements processes and put road-blocks.
Opposition leader Ranil Wickremasinghe had once asked the
government to remove Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapakse who
possessed the ability to carefully plan security arrangements
for the benefit of the security forces. The UNP leader knew that
Defence Secretary Rajapakse would implement effective and
strategic military planning to defeat the LTTE. The Opposition
leader now discredits the government alleging human rights
violations in the country to the international community.
He pointed out though ousted Mangala Samaraweera
and Siripathi Sooriyaarchchi violated SLFP party policies
President Mahinda Rajapakse gave them the benefit of the doubt.
They had accused President Rajapakse that he gave money to the
LTTE to win the general election.
The Minister said security forces had now
captured 98% of LTTE held areas in the North and East and the
government would be fully armed to face any type of conspiracy.