No UNP presence in Uva - Transport Minister

Chaminda Perera

Transport Minister Dullas Allahapperuma yesterday said that the UNP’s election campaign is so feeble in the Uva Province that not a single green flag or cutout is visible in the two districts. The Minister said the United National Party has started levelling baseless allegations against the Government to cover up its inherent political impotence.

“The UNP received a number of serious defeats since the North Central Provincial election and this has made them feel lethargic and feeble,” he said.

While refuting UNP allegation that the Government has unleashed terror on opposition political parties contesting the forthcoming election, the Minister said there is no threat for opposition political parties to engage in election campaigning at the forthcoming Jaffna Urban Council election .

The candidates contesting the elections for the Vavuniya Urban and , Jaffna Municipal and Uva Provincial Council elections are completely free to campaign for their victory.

The Government has not placed any obstacle to the exercising of their democratic political rights, he said. Allahapperuma said the UPFA has put in motion a well-planned mechanism aimed at achieving victory at the Uva Provincial Council election.

“Our supporters have covered 80 percent of homes in the Uva Province and educated them on the Government’s endevour to bring prosperity to the country.”

The Minister said the UPFA has conducted over 183 out of the planned 880 pocket meetings covering 12 electorates in the Badulla and Moneragala districts. “We have planned over 10 main election rallies with the participation of senior Cabinet Ministers.” He said President Mahinda Rajapaksa will address two major election rallies in Badulla and Moneragala districts. “President Rajapaksa has already initiated a program to interact with civil society representatives in the province ahead of the election,” he said.