Monks pull up govt.
The monks then went into the Maha Maluwa to stage a Satyagraha followed by the people who had gathered, in spite of the riot squad trying to prevent them. By Roshan Peiris T he knee jerk reaction by the government to ban the LTTE following the recent bombing of the Dalada Maligawa has led to intense controversy over the legal effect of such a ban. Sources at the Legal Draftsman s Department disclaimed all knowledge of any new legislation proscribing the LTTE, adding that The Department does not know as the regulations may be gazetted by the Ministry of Defence . To proscribe a political party the party must be listed as such. The LTTE is not listed as a political party in the 1994 list.