H.E THE PRESIDENT INAUGURATES COLLEGE FOR THE CHILDREN OF THE ARMED FORCES AND POLICE

18 Jan 2007 - 13:35

H.E President Mahinda Rajapaksa stated at the inauguration of the College for the Armed Services and the Police Services on Wednesday (17) in Malay Street, Slave Island "fulfilled a long felt need which will enable Forces and Police personnel to overcome terrorism with peace of mind".

H E President Mahinda Rajapaksa stated that "parents are frustrated when admitting their children to prestigious schools. This is even more critical in the case of Armed Forces and Police personnel serving in 'operational areas, despite a fixed allocation set aside for them. This school fits in with the concepts envisaged in he Mahinda Chintaana for the welfare of war heroes". He said that on a 2006 – 2007 world report based on quality standards grading, our school system has been placed in the 57th position, from a total of 125 countries.

H.E The President noted that "this great institution reserved for the children of the armed forces, would be managed by administrators of the highest caliber, characterized and distinguished by their unique sense of discipline and the blessings of the three Armed Forces and the Police. This school will elicit the hidden talents of the students, impart a broad -based education and instill in them great qualities to produce men and women of integrity and honour, who would be a shining example to the rest of the school network". He added that "For the betterment of our nation, I make a fervent appeal to the school's teaching staff, to take the role of the father and the mother of these children. Their parents, who are deployed on duty, may be isolated from these children for long periods".

wo wm rfÜ ish¨ lghq;=j, § orejkag úfYaI ia:dkhla wm ,nd § ;sfnkjd' wmf.a rch <uhska fjkqfjka úfYAI wud;HdxYhla msysgqùfukq;a" ta jdf.au <uhska ixj¾Okh i|yd úYd, iïm;a m
Khla fjka lsÍfukq;a fï neõ ikd: lr ;sfnkjd' cd;sfha wkd.;h jQ wm orejkaf.a iqN isoaêh ;ld wm rch uq¿ukskau lemfjkjd'

iS'ví,sõ'ví,sõ' lkakka.r ue;s;=ud wdrïN lrk ,o ksoyia wOHdmkh wmf.a cd;shg ysñ jQ uyÕ= odhdohla f,ihs ud i<lkafka' tod fuod ;=r mrïmrd .Kkdjla u iuia; Y%S ,xldj ;=< jHdma;j we;s úYd, mdi,a ixLHdjlska fï ksoyia wOHdmkh fkdlvjd u ,nd ÿkakd' 9600 la ;rï jQ mdi,a m
Khla wm rfÜ ;sfnkjd' fï ish,a,u ;=<ska wm W;aidy orkafka ukdj ieliQ wOHdmk l%uhla ;=<ska wm orejka yev.iajkakhs'

mdi,aj, m<uq jirg orejka we;=¨ lsÍfï § iEu fouõmsfhl= u úYd, wd;;shlg Ndckh fjkjd' fuhskq;a W;=f¾ yd kef.kysr l%shdkaú; fiajfha fhfok ;%súO yuqod idudðlhskag;a fmd,sia ks,Odßkag;a fuh ;Èkau oefkkjd' fndfyda wjia:djkays§ ;u orejka ckm%sh mdi,aj,g we;=<;a lr .; fkdyelsj ,;ejqKq ;%súO yuqod idudðlhska ud fldmuKj;a yuq ù ;sfnkjd' ta whg tla;rd m%;sY;hla fjkafldg ;snqK;a ;u orejka ckm%sh mdi,aj,g we;=,a lr.; fkdyelsj miq;eú,s jk jdr fndfyda ;sfnkjd'

fï ms<sn|j ukd wjfndaOhla ;snQ wdrCIl f,alï f.daGdNh rdcmCI uy;d fï m%Yakhg úi÷ula ,nd .ekSfï wruqKska fï lghq;a; wdrïN l< nj ud lsj hq;=hs' lvd jeàug wdikakj" .rd jefgk ;;a;ajhlska k.r uOHfha b;d wj,CIK j ;snQ ia:dkhla iq¿ l,lska fumuK w,xldr mßY%hla njg m;a lsÍu tla;rd úÈhl úYaj l¾u jevla'

wm bÈßfha fï Èiajk fï wmQre mdi, ;%súO yuqod idudðlhskaf.a;a" fmd,sia ks, OdÍkaf.a orejkag fjka lsÍu b;sydi .;jk jevla' ud ta ms<sn|j wdrCIl f,alï;=udg;a" hqO yuqodm;s;=udg;a" wksl=;a yuqodm;sjrekag;a udf.a m%Kduh mqo lrkjd' wdrCIl f,alï;=ud úfYaIfhka u fï ms<sn|j oela jQ w;suy;a Wkkaÿj wm fï wjia:dfõ § lD;fõ§ j isysm;a l< hq;=hs'

fï mdif,a l<ukdlrKh ms<sn|j;a úfYaI l%shdud¾.hla .kSú hehs ud is;kjd' ;%súO yuqod iy fmd,sia ks,OdÍkaf.a orejka fuys isák neúka ta wdh;kj, úfYaI ie<ls,a, iy wkq.%yh fï mdi,g ks;e;skau ysñ fjkjd' yuqod wdh;kj, hï úkhla ;sfí o tjeksu úkhla fuu mdif,a;a mj;ajdf.k hdú hehs ud n,dfmdfrd;a;= jkjd' tfia lsÍfuka uq¿ mdi,a moaO;shg u wdo¾Yhla jk wdh;khla ìys jk nj ug úYajdihs'

;%ia;jdoh ch .ekSfï tl fldkafoaishla ;uhs rKúrejkag ysf;a iekiSfuka rdcldßh lrkak mq¿jka mßirhla we;s lsÍu'

wms jpkfhka ú;rla —rKìfï Tn ;ks lf,a ke; lsis Èfka˜ lsh,d lsõjg jevla keye' wms l%shdfjka ta nj Tmamq lr,d fmkakkak ´k' wms uyskao Ñka;kfhka ta nj ms<s.;a;d' wms oekgu;a fï rfÜ rKúrejka fjkqfjka" lrkak mq¿jka ish,a, lrñka ;sfhkafka'

fï fjkfldg rKúrejka fjkqfjka rKúre .ïudk bÈlsÍfï jev lghq;= wdrïN lr,d ;sfhkafka' ta hgf;a rKúrejka 50"000 lg ksjdi bÈfjñka ;sfhkjd' ta jdf.au fuf;la ld,hla f.j,a l=,S §ukdj rKúrejkaf.a jegqfmka lmd .;a;d' kuq;a ta f.j,a l=,S §ukdj lmd .ekSu oeka wms k;r l< nj ;uqkakdkafia,d okakjd'

fï rfÜ ck;djf.a f.a fodr" foam< wdrCId lrkak lem jqK fin¿kaf.ka f.j,a l=,S wh lrkak wdKavqjla yeáhg wmsg neye'

ta jf.au iykodhS mokulg rKúrejkag Kh wms ,nd fokjd' ta jf.au wdndê; rKúrejkag Wiiaùï jf.au Tjqkag Ôú; ldf,u jegqma ,nd §fï jev lghq;= bÈßfha § wms lrkjd' Tjqkag wjqreÿ 22 lg miafia ,eìh hq;= mQ¾K úY%dñl jegqm ,nd fokjd'

fï fjkfldg;a Tn okakjd bkaÈhdj" mlsia:dkh" Ökh" reishdj" weußldj jf.a rgj,aj, mqyqKqjg fï rfÜ rKúrejkaj fhduq lrkjd' wms wl=rla kEr uyskao Ñka;kfhka fmdfrdkaÿ fjÉÑ foaj,a fï rfÜ rKúrejkag fokjd'

<ud uki ms<sn|j lr we;s úfYaI m¾fhaIKj,ska fndfyda foa wmg bf.k .kak mq¿jka' 80 oYlfha uq,a Nd.fha —fydjdâ .dâk¾˜ kï jQ uki ms<sn| m¾fhaIK meje;ajQ úoHd{fhl= úiska orejkaf.a yelshdjka wg jeoEreï wdldrhlg ixj¾okh l< yels neõ fmkajd § ;sfnkijd'

Tyq lshd isáfha yqfola NdIdj" .Ks;h fyda ms<sn|j yelshdjka j¾Okh lsÍu muKla u fkdfõ' ks¾udKYS,S nqoaëka jYfhka ix.S;h ms<sn|j" kdgH l,dj ms<sn|j" tfiau Ñ;% l,dj ms<sn|j ta jdf.au ;ukaf.a wdfõ. l<ukdlrKh ms<sn|j orejkaf.a nqoaêh ÈhqKq l< yels neõ Tyq fmkajd ÿkakd' fï m¾fhaIKfhka miq wOHdmkfha wuq;= fjkila we;s jQ njhs úoaj;= kaf.a u;h'

ta ksid fuu iqúfYAIS mdif,a o m; fmd;g muKla iSud fkdù mq¿,a woHdmkhla wmf.a ;%súO yuqodfõ idudðlhkaf.a orejkg ,nd foaú hehs ud úYajdi lrkjd' orejkaf.a we;s ieÕjqKq l=i,;djhka biau;= lrf.k j¾Okh l< hq;= lafIa;% y÷kdf.k wmf.a orejka ixj¾Okh l< hq;=h' úYsIag mqrjeishka ìys lsÍug mqfrda.dó jk wdh;khla f,i ug fï mdi, y÷kajkak mq¿jka' wm rg f,dalfha by<u ia:dkhlg f.k hd yels mqrjeishka ìys lrk úYsIaG wdh;khla f,i fuu mdi, ia:dms; l< hq;=hs'

fndfyda mdi,a .ek ud wid ;sfnk lreKla fï wjia:dfõ § m%ldY l< hq;=hs' tkï úYsIaG úÿy,am;sjrfhla bkakd ;ek úYsIaG mdi,la ;sfnkjd' tfiau fyd| mka;shla ;sfnk ;ek fyd| .=rejrfhla ta miqmi bkakjd' ta ksid fï mdif,a úÿy,am;s;=ud we;=¨ ish¨u .=rejre yd wksl=;a ld¾h uKav,fhka ud b,a,Sula lrkafka uq,a wjia:dfõ isg u fuu mdi, úYsIaG .Kfha tlla f,ig m;a lrk f,ihs' mdif,a .=Kd;aul nj r|d mj;skafka úÿy,am;s;=ud;a wksl=;a md,k lghq;= Ndr wh;a" ta jdf.au .=rejreka u;hs'

mdi,a .ek l;d lsÍfï § wmg fndfyda ckm%sh mdi,a ;sfnk nj

we;a;' tfy;a wm uq¿ f,dalfha u mdi,aj, .=Kd;aul nj l,amkd lf<d;a wmf.a mdi,a moaO;sh ;sfnkafka fld;ekloehs n,d .kak mq¿jka' 2006-2007 j¾I i|yd f,dalfha fkdfhla rgj, ixj¾Okh ii|k jd¾;djl i|yka jk wdldrhg rgj,a 125 lska wmg ,eî ;sfnkafka 57 jeks ia:dkhhs'

rcfha mdi,aj,g by<u .=Kd;aulNdjhla we;af;a *ska,ka;fhahs' fojeks ia:dkhg we;af;a isx.mamQrejhs'

ol=kq wdishdfõ rgj,a w;=ßka wm by<u iA:dkfha isáh;a iuia; ;;a;ajh .;a l< wmg iEySulg m;aúh fkdyelshs' wdishdj .;a l< cmdkh;a" fldßhdj;a wmg jvd by< ia:dkhla .kakjd' bkaÿkSishdj jeks rgj, mjd wmg jvd .=Kd;aul núka hq;=j rcfha mdi,a mj;ajkjd' ta ksid rcfha mdi,a Wiia ;;a;ajhlska mj;ajdf.k hdug wm b;du;a Wkkaÿ úh hq;=hs'

fï mdif,a W.kajkak m;afjk ish¨u wdpd¾hjrekaf.ka uu b,a,d isákak ´kE fï orejkag Tn ujla" msfhla jdf.a fjkak lsh,d' fudlo fï orejkaf.a mshjre ks;r fï orefjda <Õ keye' udi fol ;=klg j;djla fjkak mq¿jka fï orejkaf.a mshjre fï orejka olskak tkafka' ks;r fï orejkag mdi,g wer,jkak .=re fo.=re /iaùug tkak fï orejkaf.a ;d;a;,g nE' ta wh .syska ;sfnkafka Tfí orejkaf.a wdrCIdj i,ikakhs' ta ksid Tn fï orejkag msfhl= jdf.a i<lkak ´kE' ta i<lkafka fï cd;sfha hym; i|ydhs'

fï rfÜ uq¿ wOHdmk lafIa;%hgu ñKsmykjla fjñka wm wOHdmk rgdfõ kj keïula we;s lrñka b;du;a úkh.rel ks¾udKYS,S orejka ìys lrk wdh;khla njg fï w¨;a mdi, m;afõjd hs uu b;is;ska m%d¾:kh lrkjd' ish¨u ;%súO yuqod idudðlhskaf.a;a" fmd,sia idudðlhskaf.a;a orejkag újD; fjk fuu iqúfYaIS mdi, wm rch ;%súO yuqod idudðlhska iy fmd,Sish flfrys ;sfnkakd jQ úYajdih ms<sn| fyd| idOlhla'

ta ksid fï wmQre wdh;kh ud wo Èk Èlsk wdldrfhka u /l f.k mshjrfkka mshjr bÈßhg ;nñka fhdaO ixj¾Ok b,lalhka lrd hEug wêIaGdk lr .kakd f,i b,a,ñka wo fuu mdif,a mqfrda.dóka f,i we;=<;a jk orejkag iqn m;ñka Tfnka iuq .kakjd'