All set for free and fair poll in East - Minister Karu Jayasuriya
Shirley WIJESINGHE
The Government is ready to unveil the proposals of All Party
Representative Committee (APRC) to the Public by January 23 said Public
Administration and Home Affairs Minister Karu Jayasuriya at the
launching ceremony of 8th Janatha Sathkara Sevaya, held at Trincomalee
Sinhala Maha Vidyalaya recently.
The 13th Constitutional Amendment could be applied more successfully
for the problems of Tamils including language barrier and Government
also intend to keep these stipulations broadly and effectively in
future, Minister Jayasuriya said.
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Announcing the successful conclusion of the 180 day
development programme launched by the Public Administration
and Home Affairs Ministry in line with “Negenahira Nawodaya”
the Ministry Secretary D. Disanayaka hands over a communique
to President Secretary Lalith Wijetunga to be submitted to
the President. Looking on are Ministers Karu Jayasuriya, Dew
Gunasekera and Chandrasiri Gajadeera. |
“All arrangements have been made to hold a free and fair election in
the Eastern Province,” the Minister said.
The liberation of the Eastern Province has proved that no development
is possible in the presence of war and disunity, Minister Jayasuriya
stressed.
More than 60,000 acres of new land in the Eastern Province have been
cultivated including 11,000 acres of maize under the 180 days rapid
development drive, Minister added.
A new electrical Power Generation Plant at Sampur and a Higher
Technical Institute at a cost of US $100 million will be established in
the Eastern Province in the future, the Minister disclosed.
He thanked all public servants for their commitment in connection
with the re-genesis of the people of the province.
Announcing the successful conclusion of the 180 day development
programme launched by the Ministry of Public Administration and Home
Affairs in line with “Nagenahira Navodaya” Ministry Secretary D.
Dissanayake handed over a communique to Presidential Secretary Lalith
Weeratunga to be submitted to the President at the occasion.
Ministers Chandrasiri Gajadeera, Dew Gunasekera, Dallus Alahapperuma,
Rishard Badurdeen, Najeeb.A. Majeed and Senior Advisor to the President
Basil Rajapaksa also participated in the tour. |
