• Do not safeguard two people but safeguard 22 million people of the nation  

By Yohan Perera   

Leader of Opposition Sajith Premadasa yesterday urged the security forces and police not to become weapons of state terrorism.   

“ Security forces have done a great service in the past to safeguard the country’s sovereignty and earn the respect of everyone. Therefore do not engage in suppressing people and tarnishing your reputation,” Premadasa said.   
“ Do not safeguard two people but safeguard 22 million people of the nation,” he added.   

“ We would like to know whether both the President and Prime Minister will resign and whether the earlier plan to elect a new President on July 20 has been suspended. I appeal to all people in Sri Lanka to engage in a non violent struggle to remove the President and the Prime Minister from power,” he said.