NPC a facade: Karu

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Calling the Northern Provincial Council (NPC) elections as a façade, UNP deputy leader Karu Jayasuriya today charged that it was held merely as a ploy to satisfy the international community, and not as a genuine attempt to allow the people in the North to democratically elect their own leaders.

“The government considered it a victory to hold NPC elections, but at the same time Minister Basil Rajapaksa said that it would not go any further than this.
“What is the government telling the people of the North? They are saying; we will give you elections, but beware do not elect the TNA,” Jayasuriya said adding that the government was influencing elections through this kind of indirect political coercion.

He also said that this kind of coercion was visible not only in the North but also in the Central and the North Western Provinces as well.

Raising further issues of lapses of the ruling party Mr. Jayasuriya praised the statement made by Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka that, “if things proceed in this manner, casino moguls will choose the cabinet members”.

He accused the government of going back on their own principles by condoning the setting up of casinos in stark contradiction of the age-old SLFP principles.

“Former SLFP leader S.W.R.D. Bandaranaike forbade the betting on horse racing, let alone casino gambling. On principle, the SLFP has always been against gambling. Yet, the present UPFA leaders are trying to introduce casinos as a major financial contributor and are trying to establish a different financial policy altogether in which casinos will play a pivotal role,” Mr. Jayasuriya said.

Commenting on the vices that would come with the setting up of casinos, he said government had given no thought to the resulting social degradation but only was considering the financial gain. (Yohan Perera and Jehan Gunasekara)

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Ane Pavu Wednesday, 18 September 2013 09:58 AM

If they don't hold elections you will say something else.

Roshantha Wednesday, 18 September 2013 10:19 AM

A facade is because the UNP is not in the fray and completely rejected by the people in the North. What is wrong in asking the people to beware of the TNA that by its manifesto wants to divide the country??? Sounds like you are a spokesperson of the TNA!!

MR Wednesday, 18 September 2013 10:28 AM

OK. You are correct!!! :D

Peace Lover Wednesday, 18 September 2013 10:38 AM

That's Politics. What to do? What to say?

samanala Wednesday, 18 September 2013 11:10 AM

TNA will win the elections. The frauds happening mostly in waymba. Even Computer Gil mart according to Mr Dayasiri.

Rubert Vanderkoon Thursday, 19 September 2013 04:17 AM

Very silly statement from a rejected politician.

Andrew Pitugala Thursday, 19 September 2013 05:24 AM

This gentleman has truly been enlightened.

nicky karunarathna Thursday, 19 September 2013 05:24 AM

What's this idiot meant by "own leaders" - if any one get it? Sri Lanka is one country, one people and one family, whatever their ethnicity is. So where can they get their own leaders other than they elect within the country. Does this silly goat means to bring from Tamil Nadu? Bloody hell!

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