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Namal urges President to declare programme for drought-hit people
Parliamentarian Namal Rajapaksa urged President Ranil Wickremesinghe and his Cabinet to announce the government’s programme to provide relief to people affected by the current drought and those in need of water for cultivation.
Addressing the meeting of his party’s electoral organization, he said people have been hard-hit by the prolonged dry spell.
“We appointed this President. Therefore, we should question him and his Cabinet about the programme to provide relief to these people. Farmers in the Eastern, Southern, North-Central and North-Western Provinces have been affected,” he said.
He said the president attended the Global Climate Summit and established ties with the respective countries.
“We should explore what kind of help can be obtained from such countries at this hour of need,” he said.
Also he asked Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa and JVP leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake to stand up for joint efforts to address the issues rather than indulging in typical oppositional politics.
“We are politically divided. Yet, we have to face natural challenges together. Hence, we need to work out a plan for water management, power generation and the development of agro- productivity,” Namal Rajapaksa said.
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