2 September 2019 01:27 am
I will follow my father Ranasinghe Premadasa’s path and take forward Sri Lanka by devolving powers to the provincial councils at the highest level and transform Sri Lanka with the people’s strength to an undivided united country disregarding race, caste, creed and religion, said the Minister of Housing, Construction and Cultural Affairs Sajith Premadasa.
He made the above comment after he declared open on Saturday (31) the 267th model village Almina under the “Semata Sevana” Housing Program in the Ampara Pottuvil Secretarial Division.
Speaking further he said that the 13th Amendment in this country was lacking power and it should be given more powers and evolve solutions for the issues through it.
During the elections, everyone speaks about it and none of them gives due attention thereafter to the provincial councils. In addition, the political leaders spoke in foreign countries that they would grant 13 plus while they uttered about 13 minuses in Sri Lanka. In fact, they were uttering something in foreign countries and a totally different deceptive story in the country. However, I will not do that and will fulfil what I promise and hence the people can place their confidence in me, said Minister Sajith Premadasa.
Further, I will never allow a division in the country and eradicate the political culture of creating religious, ethnic or linguistic divisions and retrieve the people from the divisive politics and unite the country with a determined mind and transform Sri Lanka to a happy and a beautiful country, he said. (S. Karthigesu)