The next Parliament must enact legislation to ban political parties promoting separatism and terrorism, Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa said at a meeting of the Sangha convened by the Kandy District UPFA candidate and Tourism Promotion Minister Faizer Mustapha at the  Queen’s Hotel, Kandy.

There were still certain elements talking of homeland, federalism and separatism. There were even three or four LTTErs contesting the General Election, the Defence Secretary said on Saturday.

He called on the Maha Sangha to advise the people to elect knowledgeable and dedicated representatives.

Ven. Prof. Hanguranketha Dheerananda Thero and Minister Faizer Mustapha addressed the meeting.

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