Ravi K. used bus halt to put up posters: Mayor

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Colombo Mayor A.J.M Muzzamil said today parliamentarian Ravi Karunanayake had used funds obtained from the Ministry of Economic Development to build the bus halt, which has been caught up in the centre of a storm.

He said bus halts within the city limits came under the purview of the Colombo Municipality and therefore could not be used for private purposes.

“The bus halt that was demolished had Mr. Karunanayake’s posters on it. He has used the bus halt for advertising purposes,” Mr. Muzzamil said.

He said he had taken measures to rectify the situation when he was told about it.

“I notified the relevant parties and told them to remove the bus halt if they wished to. When decided to demolish it because it was an illegal construction,

” Mr. Muzzamil said and added that the Municipality had decided on putting up 100 bus halts. (Chathushika Wijeyesinge)

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Cobra Wednesday, 19 March 2014 01:11 PM

So what? The UPFA mugs grin at you from lamp posts, walls of private households and even garbage dumps, don't they? Muza is like that ostrich in the DM cartoon of today!

suranga Wednesday, 19 March 2014 01:14 PM

Aiyo ape salline mun kamba adinna ganne..

Minister Wednesday, 19 March 2014 01:20 PM

Shup ut Muz. Wash your dirty linen at the back of your home and not in public.

Thakkadiya Wednesday, 19 March 2014 06:56 PM

Vengeance and ego has no limit. Whether funds are from Ministry of Economic Affairs or CMC they are all public funds. When will our politicians stop behaving like toddlers. via DM iPad app

ANTON Wednesday, 19 March 2014 01:40 PM

ACTUALLY I ALSO SAW VERY ATTRACTIVE BUS HALTING PLACES, LIKE IN SINGAPORE, I DON'T KNOW WHO PUT UP THOSE. COUPLE OF THEM ARE NEAR WELIKADA PRISON.

colambasanniya Wednesday, 19 March 2014 07:44 PM

muzammil is heavy suffering by not getting the ticket for his wife, these are like song of a sworn via DM Android App

RoaringCreek Wednesday, 19 March 2014 04:18 PM

Kick him out of the UNP. He is a bad example.

GC Wednesday, 19 March 2014 04:52 PM

Why is these people behaving like schoolboys when an election is round the corner? I hope at least Ravi can take the higher position and behave like a statesman by not replying to him. Don't rise to the bait of someone who seems bent on destroying the party because his wife was not selected. Such seemingly selfish people cannot be servants of the public and should be chased out.

indi Wednesday, 19 March 2014 04:57 PM

Ranil where are you. If you cannot control your men how can some one vote for UNP. I am a UNPer, ut thinking to vote for UPFA in this situation.

be fair Thursday, 20 March 2014 04:34 AM

[quote name="ANTON"]ACTUALLY I ALSO SAW VERY ATTRACTIVE BUS HALTING PLACES, LIKE IN SINGAPORE, I DON'T KNOW WHO PUT UP THOSE. COUPLE OF THEM ARE NEAR WELIKADA PRISON.[/quote]

May be for guys like these [politicians] they should have bus halts inside welikada

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