Confidant of winning 250 LG bodies: SLPP

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The Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) said today it was confident of winning 225 to 250 Local Government (LG) bodies out of 341.

SLPP national organiser Basil Rajapaksa said the people who are disgruntled with the United National Party (UNP) should vote for the SLPP instead of any of the other parties.

“It is the SLPP and Mahinda Rajapaksa who are upholding Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) principles. We will continue to preserve them,” he said.

Responding to UNP and SLFP threats that the government will withhold funds to LG bodies which were won by the SLPP, Mr. Rajapaksa said they could administer the LG bodies with their own revenue.

He said the government was attempting to handover the management of cemeteries and other entities which were under LG bodies, to private institutions.

“The UNP is asking to vote for them so that they could run the LG bodies the way they are running the government. Perhaps, they intend to rob banks at village level similar to the way they robbed the Central Bank,” Mr. Rajapaksa said. (Lahiru Pothmulla)

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Comments - 19

Saman Tuesday, 06 February 2018 08:26 PM

To be honest I don't want anyone to win this election. All should learn a lesson.

Mohan Tuesday, 06 February 2018 10:24 PM

Should not refrain from voting. Should vote for some new party or independent candidate. Otherwise, these crooks will come to power by the votes of few foolish people's who vote for them.

Ex-Voter Wednesday, 07 February 2018 08:36 AM

Good idea!! However, UNP expects 270 odd, SLPP 250, SLFP, I do not know. How many seats available? Bus full no!!!!!!

Mevan Tuesday, 06 February 2018 08:32 PM

First stop upholding the principle of robbing others' wealth.

karthik Tuesday, 06 February 2018 08:50 PM

Well you are very confident that people can be cheated very easily.

Mohan Tuesday, 06 February 2018 10:27 PM

Well. That's true. In Sri Lanka the malnourished masses are not intelligent enough to understand the true nature of this kind of crooks.

Amanda Tuesday, 06 February 2018 09:06 PM

Hay you have forgotten how you embezzled funds allocated to ministrys through bogus tenders of various projects and made hay while the sun shun at the time. via DM Android App

Mandy Tuesday, 06 February 2018 09:52 PM

If the SLPP wins, it only shows how low we in SL have sunk that we hero worship crooks. Even as it is, see how brazenly they pose off as saints like Basil.

Martalan Tuesday, 06 February 2018 10:03 PM

How is horoscope?

nick Tuesday, 06 February 2018 10:27 PM

yes Mr 10% ur correct u will get 10% of the total votes via DM Android App

sujith Monday, 12 February 2018 09:15 AM

10%???????? party created 1 1/2 yrs ago got 45%.MP leading a new party managed to dismantle two major parties in one go.

JOKER. Wednesday, 07 February 2018 09:10 AM

CONFIDANT OF WINING TEN PERCENT.NOT 250. via DM Android App

hikZ Wednesday, 07 February 2018 11:08 AM

hik hik hik

TONY Wednesday, 07 February 2018 11:10 AM

SLPP STANDS FOR SRI LANKA PAWL PARTY (RAJAPAKSHA PAWL)

pumal Wednesday, 07 February 2018 11:37 AM

The People know you and the family You will sure get 20% as you always need

sujith Monday, 12 February 2018 09:13 AM

what happened???

sumanadasa Wednesday, 07 February 2018 01:46 PM

so you have done some shady deal to prevent people from voting this time also

Piranha Saturday, 10 February 2018 07:37 PM

Get treatment for your delusions

sujith Monday, 12 February 2018 09:12 AM

It seems like u need to get some treatment.....

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