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The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) does not totally denounce foreign investments but welcome investments in selected areas, its leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake said on Thursday.
Mr Dissanayake made these comments at a seminar organized by ‘We are Sri Lankans Circle.’ “Our party does not denounce foreign investors but welcome them to invest in selected areas. There are valuable natural resources in Pulmudai and the country only produces five kinds of chemicals using these resources. However Sri Lanka does not have sufficient technology to enhance the product portfolio using the natural resources found there. Therefore our party believes that foreign investment is needed in sectors such as these. Therefore we are for selected foreign investments,” the JVP leader said.
Speaking further, he said the JVP does not believe in an economy without a private sector but that the private sector should work according to a national plan. “Our belief is that the private sector should not be allowed to work independently but work to a national plan,” he said.
“Our effort is not to convert Sri Lanka into another socialist nation like Russia or China. Russian shoes are too big for us to fill while Chinese shoes are too small. What we need is a pair of shoes which will fit us just like our founder leader Rohana Wijeweera once said” he added.
He said a national development plan was needed for the country to address major issues such as debt, how to make maximum use of our natural resources, development of human resources, stop corruption and should focus on history and culture.
Popular Musician and social activist Sunil Perera, who graced the occasion, was of the opinion that all politicians who governed the country for the last 70 years should be jailed. “Politicians who governed the country during the past 70 years should be put in specially designed jail as all of them had been engaged in and have encouraged corruption,” he said. He said people should not be afraid to denounce all these politicians who belong to the main political parties of this country during future elections.
“India Gandhi was killed by a sheikh in 1984 but Manmohan Singh, also a Sikh, became the Prime Minister of that country while Abdul Kalaam became the President of India despite being a Muslim. Sri Lankan should learn from these examples when it comes to national unity and treat everyone equally,” he added. (Yohan Perera)
ceylon Friday, 15 September 2017 09:52 PM
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Investor Monday, 18 September 2017 07:21 AM
In fact, all FI are selected!!
Senewi Saturday, 16 September 2017 11:10 AM
The grate political party that was formed by Rohana is now being dragging towards the grave by this traitor .
lkboy Monday, 18 September 2017 09:55 AM
This is called adapting according to times. JVP cant runaway from it.
Gonaliya. Saturday, 16 September 2017 12:04 PM
I have completely forgotten that the total number of seats his party has in the Parliament?
ganesh Monday, 18 September 2017 09:25 AM
that shouldn't be too difficult to count
dias Saturday, 16 September 2017 01:43 PM
Selected investment is ok, but raise the at the Parliment to reimpose the ban on purchasing appartments below 4th floor without taxes by the Foreigners introduce R Nayajake, if not UNP or JVP or any political parts has to ask foreiners to Vote for them in colombo infuture and not a single Sri Lankan afford to live in Colombo,
Pxx Saturday, 16 September 2017 01:44 PM
As an example invested in Ireland.
Shelly. Saturday, 16 September 2017 02:02 PM
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Ajith Saturday, 16 September 2017 02:06 PM
Sri Lanka is not in a position to pick and choose private investment, not for another 20 years.
Independent Saturday, 16 September 2017 02:15 PM
You all are a failure for Sri Lanka.
roshan Saturday, 16 September 2017 02:23 PM
He should understand that that foreign investments, loans come with certain clauses which we have to agree.Then he would not scream like the current expressway scream,
Kadiya Sunday, 17 September 2017 07:37 AM
Selected by the JVP???????
thilak Monday, 18 September 2017 09:29 AM
how can one select investments when you JVP guys want only to disrupt business activities like you closed down Walls ice cream factory within a year of opening and now want o close down SAITM
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