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by Nawalapitiya group corr

Addressing public meeting held at the co-operative premises, Ambagamuwa Rd, Nawalapitiya, Minister of Cooperative, Al Haj A.R.M.A. Cader said that he was grateful to the voters of Nawalapitiya electorate who helped restore democracy in a ruined country. They dared to cast their votes to the U.N.P. under death threats, physical harassments, violence and so on.

"This is a victory of the people. In the year 2000 the U.N.P.got defeated by 15,000 votes. But this time it has come down to 3,000 votes. We wouldn't have defeated if not for the violence created by the P.A. parliamentarians and their friends. They chased away voters, collected their cards, assaulted and threatened them.

But among all these difficulties the chief U.N.P. organiser for Nawalaitiya Basil W. Harley dared to continue his election campaign in a gentlemanly way.

Laxman Kiriella, Minister of Plantations said that from time immemorial Kandy, Gampola and Nawalapitiya towns were famous because of the Tooth Relic. But for the past seven years these towns were well-known for political thuggery, killings, arson, threatening, physical harassments etc.

"During the past seven years Nawalapitiya police have done nothing with regard to maintain law and order in the area. Most of the police officers have been partial. There had been a number of killings, house breakings, thefts. But not a single had been investigated. Some complaints have not been lodged.

Basil W. Harley said he hoped to develop the electorate with the assistance of the ministers.

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