DUA urges to uphold CMC dignity

COLOMBO: Reacting to the mayhem at the Colombo Municipal Council at its inaugural session Secretary General of the Democratic Unity Alliance (DUA) Irshad Mahboob called upon the councillors to uphold the dignity of the council stating that men of honour had held such posts in the past and they have conducted themselves in an exemplary manner.

"Present day councillors must emulate them and prove that they are worthy of their memories," said Mahboob. "After all you are called city fathers now and you must be able to set examples to the younger generation," he said.

"Our nation is facing a major crisis today and what is needed most is a sense of decorum in the council as in all other institutions where people have elected representatives to serve them," the DUA Secretary General said.

He said that what was needed at present was that all politicians to have close ranks and join each other to serve the nation so that democratic principles this country had enjoyed for years could be maintained and promoted.

"Otherwise we might have a replay of the wild west in the country," he said.

The Democratic Unity Alliance had two of its members elected to the Colombo Municipal Council at the first election they faced.