The JHU says if India could guarantee a ceasefire with LTTE the government could consider the issue.
JHU propaganda secretary Nishantha Sri Warnasinghe stressed this point to 'Lanka Dissent' when asked for a comment on media reports that the government has agreed for a truce with the LTTE.
"The central Indian government is under intense pressure today over the war in northern Sri Lanka. India will have a general election early next year. To gain political mileage, various parties have included Sri Lanka in their agendas," he said.
The JHU spokesman noted that previously only pro-Tiger TN parties had pressurized New Delhi, while now the CPI has entered and changed the situation qualitatively.
"We should accept that reality. The pressure on the Indian centre has increased."
The Indian High Commission had called the entire politburo of the JHU a few days ago, and reports confirm that the JHU till then had vehemently opposed any talk on a ceasefire with the LTTE.
The issue of an Indian guarantee for a cease fire for the government to consider it, is thus the first apparent change on the issue on the JHU side.
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JHU propaganda secretary Nishantha Sri Warnasinghe stressed this point to 'Lanka Dissent' when asked for a comment on media reports that the government has agreed for a truce with the LTTE.
"The central Indian government is under intense pressure today over the war in northern Sri Lanka. India will have a general election early next year. To gain political mileage, various parties have included Sri Lanka in their agendas," he said.
The JHU spokesman noted that previously only pro-Tiger TN parties had pressurized New Delhi, while now the CPI has entered and changed the situation qualitatively.
"We should accept that reality. The pressure on the Indian centre has increased."
The Indian High Commission had called the entire politburo of the JHU a few days ago, and reports confirm that the JHU till then had vehemently opposed any talk on a ceasefire with the LTTE.
The issue of an Indian guarantee for a cease fire for the government to consider it, is thus the first apparent change on the issue on the JHU side.
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