It is a humiliation for the Air Force that it had failed to destroy Air Tiger craft that had remained over the skies for more than two hours, said UNP MP Dayasiri Jayasekara.
The fixed-wing craft had disturbed the south for the seventh occasion and had bombed Kelanitissa Power Station without being challenged, he told the media in Colombo today (Oct. 29th).
Mr. Jayasekara said the government has claimed to have bombarded the LTTE on 600 occasions, once destroying one of its airstrips, and asked if it was so, how its aircraft could continually make missions to the south.
Alleging the present regime has been denying the people of their right to information for a long time, he said it had concealed last night's attack from the public for more than two and a half hours.
The local tourism industry and the country's good name have been affected after the international media broke the news to the world before the government made it public.
Speaking further, the UNP MP alleged head of the Media Centre for National Security Lakshman Hulugalle did not know that Kelanitissa power plant was located in Colombo, may be because he was from Aranayake.
Mr. Jayasekara also said an Indian involvement in the national conflict was evident despite claims to the contrary by the government, as New Delhi's call for a political solution indicates.
He spoke about the possibility of an unofficial ceasefire very soon.
The UNP MP also questioned the political maturity of President Mahinda Rajapaksa for taking five years to understand the necessity of a political solution as had been mooted by opposition leader Ranil Wickremesinghe five years ago.
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The fixed-wing craft had disturbed the south for the seventh occasion and had bombed Kelanitissa Power Station without being challenged, he told the media in Colombo today (Oct. 29th).
Mr. Jayasekara said the government has claimed to have bombarded the LTTE on 600 occasions, once destroying one of its airstrips, and asked if it was so, how its aircraft could continually make missions to the south.
Alleging the present regime has been denying the people of their right to information for a long time, he said it had concealed last night's attack from the public for more than two and a half hours.
The local tourism industry and the country's good name have been affected after the international media broke the news to the world before the government made it public.
Speaking further, the UNP MP alleged head of the Media Centre for National Security Lakshman Hulugalle did not know that Kelanitissa power plant was located in Colombo, may be because he was from Aranayake.
Mr. Jayasekara also said an Indian involvement in the national conflict was evident despite claims to the contrary by the government, as New Delhi's call for a political solution indicates.
He spoke about the possibility of an unofficial ceasefire very soon.
The UNP MP also questioned the political maturity of President Mahinda Rajapaksa for taking five years to understand the necessity of a political solution as had been mooted by opposition leader Ranil Wickremesinghe five years ago.
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