Ranil promises to develop North

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Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, at an election rally in Vavuniya, on Saturday, promised to set up a special centre for the empowerment of war widows, and another centre for the benefit of those physically handicapped due to the war, under a future government led by his United National Front for Good Governance (UNFGG). He pledged to look into the cases of missing persons and to give redress to their families.

He said his party would get a majority in eight provinces, but that he needed representation from the Vanni as well.

He also promised to modernise the North by setting up two super investment zones -- in Vavuniya and Kilinochchi. He also pledged to set up an information technology zone in Jaffna. He said these projects would generate employment in the north

He said the UNFGG, if elected, would not forget the traditional agricultural sector of the North and would begin work on the Bogaswewa, Weli Oya, Paranngi Aru and Mahakambili irrigation projects.

He said all members of the Civil Defence Force would be made permanent.

Rehabilitation Minister D. M. Swaminathan also participated in the rally. (Romesh Madhushanka and Yohan Perera)

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Sikuru Sunday, 02 August 2015 09:25 PM

Only way to stop LTTE from returning is to treat Northern Tamils equally

Sikuru Sunday, 02 August 2015 09:27 PM

Give the lands MR stole to make hotels back to their rightful owners. Ranil is teh only one that can unite teh hearts of minds of every SriLankan Muslim ,SInhala or Tamil

Sapu Sunday, 02 August 2015 09:28 PM

Ranil can unite Sri Lankan people While MR spread Nationalism ,Racism and Hate

ranjith Monday, 03 August 2015 10:40 PM

MR had already started developing the north.

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