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TamilNet, Friday, 25 July 2008, 10:54 GMT] The Jathika Hela Urumaya (JHU), all monks' party condemned a group of ministers who have been supporting devolution of police and land powers to provincial councils according to the 13th amendment to the constitution. JHU leaders at a press briefing held Thursday said ministers in the UPFA government have formed a movement to urge the government to devolve police and land powers to provincial councils. JHU media spokesman Nishantha Sri Warnasinghe said the JHU would oppose such move and would take stern steps to crush the movement. Meanwhile, at the inaugural meeting of the "National Movement For Power Acquiring for Provincial Councils" held at Mahaweli Centre in Colombo on Thursday five ministers Messrs Dilan Perera, Douglas Devananda, Dew Gunasekara, Tissa Vitarana and Rajitha... [read full story]
