Friday, September 10, 2004
Hela Urumaya vows to stage Satyagraha against UPFA govt
by Damitha Hemachandra
07 June 2004 (Daily Mirror) - JHU parliamentarian monk Ven. Kolonnawe Sri Sumangala Thera yesterday warned they would stage a Sathyagraha campaign at the Dalada Maligawa or the Kelaniya Temple if the UPFA government failed to reveal the truth behind Ven. Kathaluwe Rathanaseeha Theras alleged kidnap drama.
The JHU yesterday condemned the UPFA government on its moves to discredit it through false allegations of kidnapping and shooting.
Addressing a news conference at the Asapuwa yesterday, JHU Parliamentary group leader and spokesperson, Ven. Athuraliye Rathana Thera alleged that the sudden change of mind of the JHU rebel monk Ven. Rathanaseeha Thera was a plot laid out by Deputy Ministers Sripathi Sooriyaarachchi and Lasantha Alagiyawanna. "The Bikkhu is now under the custody of these people," Ven. Rathana Thera alleged.
JHUbs, Patali Champaka Ranawaka in reply to the accusations made by Mr. Sooriyaarachchi linking him to Saturday's shooting said he was awaiting the conclusion of Police investigations into the incident.
Meanwhile, the JHU is likely to file a court case against the controversial monk, Ven. Rathanaseeha Thera for contempt of court next week. Ven. Rathana Thera pointed out that Ven. Rathanaseeha Thera had made a statement to the Moratuwa Magistrate court recently insisting that he was not abducted. This was contrary to what he told the Colombo District Court last week.
Another Hela Urumaya Parliamentarian Ven. Uduwe Dhammaloka Thera also questioned the correctness of the statement made by the Ven. Rathanaseeha Thera to the police. "He could have easily revealed about the alleged threat to his life when he was repeatedly questioned by the police during the past weeks," Ven.Dhammaloka Thera said. The controversial Bhikku and former JHU MP, Ven. Kathaluwe Rathanaseeha Thera had filed a civil suit in Colombo District Court last Thursday charging he was kidnapped and was forced to resign from his parliamentary seat.
07 June 2004 (Daily Mirror) - JHU parliamentarian monk Ven. Kolonnawe Sri Sumangala Thera yesterday warned they would stage a Sathyagraha campaign at the Dalada Maligawa or the Kelaniya Temple if the UPFA government failed to reveal the truth behind Ven. Kathaluwe Rathanaseeha Theras alleged kidnap drama.
The JHU yesterday condemned the UPFA government on its moves to discredit it through false allegations of kidnapping and shooting.
Addressing a news conference at the Asapuwa yesterday, JHU Parliamentary group leader and spokesperson, Ven. Athuraliye Rathana Thera alleged that the sudden change of mind of the JHU rebel monk Ven. Rathanaseeha Thera was a plot laid out by Deputy Ministers Sripathi Sooriyaarachchi and Lasantha Alagiyawanna. "The Bikkhu is now under the custody of these people," Ven. Rathana Thera alleged.
JHUbs, Patali Champaka Ranawaka in reply to the accusations made by Mr. Sooriyaarachchi linking him to Saturday's shooting said he was awaiting the conclusion of Police investigations into the incident.
Meanwhile, the JHU is likely to file a court case against the controversial monk, Ven. Rathanaseeha Thera for contempt of court next week. Ven. Rathana Thera pointed out that Ven. Rathanaseeha Thera had made a statement to the Moratuwa Magistrate court recently insisting that he was not abducted. This was contrary to what he told the Colombo District Court last week.
Another Hela Urumaya Parliamentarian Ven. Uduwe Dhammaloka Thera also questioned the correctness of the statement made by the Ven. Rathanaseeha Thera to the police. "He could have easily revealed about the alleged threat to his life when he was repeatedly questioned by the police during the past weeks," Ven.Dhammaloka Thera said. The controversial Bhikku and former JHU MP, Ven. Kathaluwe Rathanaseeha Thera had filed a civil suit in Colombo District Court last Thursday charging he was kidnapped and was forced to resign from his parliamentary seat.
