{"id":68732,"date":"2020-05-04T01:11:40","date_gmt":"2020-05-04T06:11:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/?p=68732"},"modified":"2020-05-04T10:15:08","modified_gmt":"2020-05-04T15:15:08","slug":"tna-issues-statement-explaining-why-the-party-is-attending-conference-convened-by-prime-minister-mahinda-rajapaksa-while-emphasising-that-it-cannot-be-a-substitute-for-re-convening-parliament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/?p=68732","title":{"rendered":"TNA Issues Statement Explaining Why the Party is Attending Conference Convened by Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa While Emphasising That It Cannot be a Substitute for Re-convening Parliament"},"content":{"rendered":"

(Text of a Media Statement Issued by the Tamil National Alliance(TNA)<\/strong><\/p>\n

3rd May 2020
\nR. SAMPANTHAN
\nLEADER TAMIL NATIONAL ALLIANCE (TNA)<\/em><\/p>\n

STATEMENT – TAMIL NATIONAL ALLIANCE<\/strong><\/p>\n

1.<\/strong>\tAn appeal was made by the Tamil National Alliance and other political parties to His Excellency the President for the dissolved Parliament to be reconvened. The response to this request thus far has been negative.<\/p>\n

2.<\/strong>\tIn this background the Hon. Prime Minister has invited all Members of the dissolved Parliament to a meeting at Temple Trees on Monday the 4th.<\/p>\n

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3.<\/strong>\tThe country and the people are in a situation of grave crisis due to the following factors.
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\na.<\/strong><\/em>\tThe Pandemic – the Corona Virus – has been gradually escalating \u2013 much more needs to be done to eradicate it completely from our Country, there is a legitimate fear amongst the people that it could further escalate with grave consequences, the Country\u2019s united efforts are needed in this regard.<\/p>\n

b.<\/strong><\/em>\tAt all National Elections over the past twenty-five (25) years since 1994, over Five terms of both Parliament and Presidency, the people have in the exercise of their sovereignty \u2013 their franchise, rejected the 1978 constitution, and given a MANDATE for the enactment of a new constitution, encompassing all three components of their Sovereignty \u2013 Powers of Governance \u2013 including Legislative Executive and Judicial Power \u2013 FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS and their FRANCHISE. This Mandate of the People in the exercise of their Sovereignty has not been fulfilled and the country continues to be governed under a constitution rejected by the People for over twenty-five years. <\/p>\n

c.<\/strong><\/em>\tThe Parliament elected in 2015 unanimously resolved to convert itself into a Committee of the whole Parliament \u2013 termed a Constitutional Assembly with a Steering Committee and sub committees in charge of different Subjects and an Experts Committee to formulate a new Constitution dealing primarily with three issues.<\/p>\n

i.<\/strong><\/em>\tThe Executive Presidency
\nii<\/strong>.<\/em>\tElectoral Reforms to Parliament.
\niii.<\/strong><\/em>\tThe National Question the Tamil Question \u2013 Sharing of Powers of Governance.<\/p>\n

All political parties were represented in the several committees established, there was substantial consensus, Reports of the committees were filed in the Constitutional Assembly, the process reached its final stages, when it stalled until the dissolution of Parliament.<\/p>\n

The National Question the sharing of the Powers of Governance, has since the enactment of the 13th Amendment to the Constitution, been addressed by all political parties and political Leaders and successive Governments since 1991 \u2013 and much progress has been made \u2013 Public commitments have been made to the Country and to the International community \u2013 in regard to how this issue would be addressed and concluded in an acceptable way. The support of the International Community was obtained on the basis of such commitments. These commitments have to be kept in the interests of national peace, regional peace and world peace. It would otherwise appear that the International Community was also deceived to betray the Tamil people who were the victims.<\/p>\n

d.<\/strong><\/em>\tThe worsening economic crisis the country is facing. <\/p>\n

We have decided that we need to attend the Meeting with the Hon. Prime Minister, because all these issues outlined above need to be addressed and to clearly indicate that we are prepared to extend our co-operation to the resolution of these issues in a reasonable and acceptable manner in the interests of the Country and all its People. <\/p>\n

However, we wish to emphasize that the meeting summoned by you is not and cannot be a substitute for convening the Parliament. We are of the firm view that the Parliament must be convened as stated in our joint statement to deal with several constitutional and legal issues that have arisen, which Parliament alone can deal with. <\/p>\n

Mr. R Sampanthan \u2013 Leader, Tamil National Alliance (TNA)<\/em><\/p>\n

Mr. Mavai Senathirajah- Leader, Ilankai Thamil Arasu Katchi (ITAK)<\/em><\/p>\n

Mr. Selvam Adaikkalanathan \u2013 Leader Tamil Eelam Liberation Organization (TELO)<\/em><\/p>\n

Mr. Dharmalingham Siddathan \u2013 Leader, People\u2019s Liberation Organization of Tamil Eelam (PLOTE) <\/em>
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(Text of a Media Statement Issued by the Tamil National Alliance(TNA) 3rd May 2020 R. SAMPANTHAN LEADER TAMIL NATIONAL ALLIANCE (TNA) STATEMENT – TAMIL NATIONAL ALLIANCE 1. An appeal was made by the Tamil National Alliance and other political parties to His Excellency the President for the dissolved Parliament to be reconvened. The response to …<\/p>\n

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