Karat wants India to demand credible probe into Sri Lanka rights violations
Submitted by Walter Jayawardhana
India should demand an independent, high-level, credible inquiry into the atrocities and human rights violations that took place in the last phase of the war in Sri Lanka, CPI(M) general secretary Prakash Karat said on Saturday.
Asked what should be India’s stand on the resolution that was likely to come upon in the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) against Sri Lanka, he said though it was not clear about the nature of the resolution, India should ask for a high-level, independent, credible inquiry.
The CPI(M)’s state unit had already announced that India should support the resolution against Sri Lanka and make efforts to bring to book those responsible for the killings of innocents and other human rights violations.
Mr Karat, who was here to release the book The Making of the Madras Working Class by the late D. Veeraraghavan, said despite setbacks, the trade union movement in the country had progressed and the two-day strike by all trade unions, irrespective of their political affiliations, proved their unity.
“After a long struggle, trade unions affiliated from BJP to the Congress have come together on a common platform for a nation-wide strike on February 22 and 23. The unity is crucial for the working class,” he said, pointing out how many factors including the emergence of a multi-cultural society impeded the creation of a revolutionary class consciousness among the workers. (Courtesy: The Hindu)
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India is not even a member of the security council to make demand and inquiry into the affairs in Sri Lanka. What was the role of the Indians when they were invited to maintain peace in Sri Lanka and what of the atrocities committed by the Indian forces then which ultimately led to the unilateral withdrawal of the indian troops.
Indians did monitor the activities that took place during the final phase of the excising of the LTTE led terrorism and futher inquiry into it would mean to expose Indian involvement in Sri Lankan affairs
Galle District UPFA parliamentarian and External Affairs Ministry Monitoring MP Sajin de Vass Gunawardena said if the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navaneetham Pillay visited Sri Lanka as per the invitation accepted by her prior to the impending UNHRC sessions, she would have seen the factual position at ground level.
When asked if the Government was ready to meet any allegations against Sri Lanka such as Navaneetham Pillay’s report to the UN on promoting reconciliation and accountability on Sri Lanka which is to be released at the UNHRC sessions in Geneva, MP Vass Gunawardena said that the Government has already responded to the many allegations levelled against us.
One must understand that human rights has today become a tool of certain foreign administrations in destabilising countries. Navanethem Pillay has been finding all the excuses in the world to refrain from visiting Sri Lanka.
These are all well planned and stage managed. This is exactly what she wants to avoid, MP Gunawardena told the Sunday Observer. “However, we have been very transparent from day one. We have demonstrated our commitment to implement the LLRC recommendations and we are doing so. Therefore, we are most certainly ready to respond to any allegations at any given time.”
Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa had told a recent seminar at the Lakshman Kadirgamar Institute that far from listening to misrepresentations and lobbying by interested groups, the Western world should see for themselves the massive development launched by the Government despite significant constraints. This is the best way for the Western world to reach out to Sri Lanka.
my Dear why can not India and the rest of the world credible Inquiry in to the atrocities and human rights violations that took place in Lybia,Irak, and Afghanistan.Srilanka fought last 30 years against the one of world Ruthless terrorrists call Tamil Tigers.Who killed Indian prime minister R.G. and the innocent srilankan chilldren weather tamils or singhalis..