By NNN-LKNews
Colombo : The Sri Lankan Government is determined to defeat terrorism and establish peace in the country.
Stating this, Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa said, “the Government is determined to liberate remainder of the uncleared areas in the Wanni from the clutches of LTTE the same way it liberated the East.
“The government is committed to see an end to the war and establish permanent peace in the country without leaving the burden of war for future generations,” the Defence Secretary said addressing a passing out parade of Home Guards, who underwent special combat training at the Galakiriyagama Special Training School.
“It is the common practice of the LTTE to cover up their defeats by using various strategies like destabilising the Government in order to regroup to defeat the Security Forces,” Mr Rajapaksa said.
The LTTE is now making desperate attempts to destabilise the Government using foreign forces to reorganise themselves for the next step of war, he said. However, he pointed out that the LTTE failed to regroup in the East as Security Forces took all possible steps to thwart such efforts.
Though some people claim that the East was captured during their time too, they were not able to retain control of the East. He said that although a large sum of money is needed for the war the Government is ready to find these funds to eradicate terrorism from the country since all required material should be provided for the Security Forces to fight a war.
“But the development of the country will not be neglected in the name of war,” he said adding that the President is determined to find the funds for the development process as well.
He expressed appreciation about the Home Guard Service and added that it renders a yeomen service to national security as it protects villages from the LTTE threat relieving the Security Forces personnel from undertaking such a task.
The Home Guard Force has been increased from 19,000 to 35,000 after its reorganisation under the Civil Security Department.