President Mahinda Rajapaksha has said today at the Sri Lankan Parliament that the State Of Emergency will be lifted soon .While commenting that there is no longer need to impose emergency regulations within the Country the President has proposed the Parliament to lift the State Of Emergency which has imposed in the Country since the terrorism emerged.
Meanwhile the Opposition Leader Ranil Wickramsinha has welcomed the President’s announcement on lifting the long run State Of Emergency.He added that this decision will pave the way to laying the foundation for Proper Democracy in Sri Lanka.While the Leftist Janatha Wimukthi Peramuna (JVP) has said that the lifting of State Of Emergency regulations which currently imposed in the country is a victory for the people who valued Democracy.
The US Government has also welcomed the decision to lifting the State Of Emergency regulations in the Country by stating it as a significant step towards normalizing life for the people in Sri Lanka after defeating the decades old terrorism from the country two years back.