Posted by Editor on February 11, 2026 – 8:06 pm
Sri Lanka President Anura Kumara Dissanayake emphasised that no nation the place the rule of regulation has collapsed has ever achieved growth, and that in a nation the place the regulation breaks down, energy is in the end held by criminals.
He acknowledged that the present authorities is dedicated to constructing a rustic the place the supremacy of the rule of regulation is firmly established, and that 2026 will probably be a yr that brings life to the precept that “all are equal earlier than the regulation.”
The President made these remarks this afternoon (February 11) whereas attending the Central Province programme of the nationwide operation “Ratama Ekata” (The Entire Nation Collectively), geared toward eradicating the drug menace, held in Nuwara Eliya.
He additional careworn that the federal government’s goal is to construct a rustic the place the hardships skilled by the current era is not going to be inherited by their kids, and the place no baby turns into a sufferer of drug abuse.
The “Ratama Ekata” nationwide operation is being carried out with national-level political management, an environment friendly decision-making mechanism, and broad public participation to eradicate the drug menace, which has change into a nationwide catastrophe.
Beneath the programme, society will probably be educated via a wide-ranging consciousness marketing campaign, networks linked to drug trafficking will probably be dismantled, rehabilitation alternatives will probably be strengthened, and help will probably be supplied to these keen to withdraw from drug use.
The drug menace has been recognized as a significant social downside affecting all residents of the nation, together with the plantation neighborhood.
Accordingly, the Central Province programme has been deliberate to free these communities via a complete consciousness mechanism and to uplift them socially and economically.
For the reason that launch of the “Ratama Ekata” nationwide operation, greater than 91,000 suspects linked to drug trafficking have been arrested. Investigations have additionally been initiated into over 100 unlawful belongings, whereas 1,818 suspects have been positioned beneath long-term investigations beneath detention orders. About 1,566 people have been referred for rehabilitation.
In recognition of the lively contribution made by the Sri Lanka Police throughout this quick interval, the President additionally introduced commendations to 62 cops serving within the Nuwara Eliya District.
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