Opposition parties slam Sri Lankan Premier for making false statements

Sri Lanka's Prime Minister D. M. Jayaratne came under heavy criticism from the country's opposition parties for making a false statement to the parliament that the defeated terrorist group LTTE was regrouping in India.

The main opposition United National Party (UNP) today called for the resignation of the Prime Minister for misleading the parliament and the Marxist party Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) said the premier should apologize to the parliament and the people for making a false statement.

The Prime Minister during the Wednesday's debated on extending Emergency Regulations for another month said the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) is trying to re-organize itself and are secretly operating three camps in Tamil Nadu.

UNP parliamentarian Lakshman Kiriella told a press conference today that the Premier should resign for making a false statement about the LTTE operating three training camps in Tamil Nadu.

He said that Jayaratne had misled parliament by making the comment and any parliamentarian who misleads the House should resign.

The JVP politburo issued a statement saying Jayaratne�s false statement to parliament has misled the public and has also brought disrepute to the country in the international community.

The party said that the government needed to give an explanation to the people about the statement made by the country's Prime Minis [...]