{"id":45728,"date":"2016-03-17T02:19:01","date_gmt":"2016-03-17T06:19:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/?p=45728"},"modified":"2016-03-17T02:37:11","modified_gmt":"2016-03-17T06:37:11","slug":"slmc-leader-rauff-hakeem-wants-separate-province-for-muslims-if-the-tna-wants-a-merged-north-east","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/?p=45728","title":{"rendered":"SLMC Leader Rauff Hakeem Wants Separate Province For Muslims If The TNA Wants a Merged North \u2013 Eastern Province"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nBy<\/p>\n

A.B. Abdul Gafoor<\/strong><\/p>\n

If the TNA proposes a North-East merger for finding a solution to the country’s ethnic problem which has prevailed for the last three decades, a separate province must be given for Muslims, Water Supply, Drainage and Urban Planing Minister Rauff Hakeem said.<\/p>\n

He was speaking at a media conference at Green Villa, Oluvil recently<\/p>\n

Minister Hakeem added that we will not allow the merger of the East with the North until Muslims’ problems are approached in an accepted manner.<\/p>\n

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He said a separate province for Muslims who live in the North and East is not a new proposal. It was earlier proposed by several Tamil National Leaders at the Trinco Conference held in 1957, Parliamentary Election held in 1977 and a part of Selvanayaham’s solution too.<\/p>\n

“As far as the SLMC concerned, Tamil National Leaders will not be able to find a lasting solution to the ethnic problem by overlooking the country’s Muslim community. The North and East was temporarily merged in 1987 under the Indo-Lanka agreement for only one year, but, the merger lasted for nearly 24 years not considering the Muslims’ aspirations. <\/p>\n

There was no referendum held I this regard,” Minister Hakeem said.<\/p>\n

“No one can amend the Constitution without obtaining a two thirds majority in Parliament. Furthermore, on certain occasions a referendum will also have to be held under certain circumstances. We cannot find an overnight solution to this problem. For this, all political parties have to come to a consensus,” he said. <\/p>\n

“The North -East merger does not only depend on the N-E people’s will, but, on all the communities who live in Sri Lanka. Some are issuing statements on a North- East merger as a cheap publicity gimmick.But, it should be approached in a diplomatic manner,” he said. <\/p>\n

Courtesy:Daily News<\/em><\/p>\n

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By A.B. Abdul Gafoor If the TNA proposes a North-East merger for finding a solution to the country’s ethnic problem which has prevailed for the last three decades, a separate province must be given for Muslims, Water Supply, Drainage and Urban Planing Minister Rauff Hakeem said. He was speaking at a media conference at Green …<\/p>\n

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