All parties should support President - UNP MP W. B. Ekanayake

COLOMBO: Anuradhapura district MP W. B. Ekanayake who was sworn in yesterday as the Deputy Minister of Highways before President Mahinda Rajapaksa, said all should extend their support to the Government led by the President to strengthen the course of action followed by him to resolve the national issue.

Ekanayake said he represented the United National Party for 41 years and that the time had come to work for the resolution of problems of the suffering masses not only in one's particular area but of the people living in other areas as well.

He declared that his sole objective is to give a helping hand to strengthen the measures adopted by the President to resolve problems of the people.

The Deputy Minister, who added that this is not a moment to wage strikes, but an hour for all to unite for building the country said that strikes only lead to provide an opportunity for the reactionaries to fulfil their wants.

Besides finding a solution to the issue in the North it is necessary to implement a programme to give some relief to the people who are burdened with the high cost of living but not to engage in petty politics, the Minister said.