Outdated visions should be set aside for economic emancipation - Weerawansa

Nimal Wijesinghe Anuradhapura Additional District group correspondent

The Jathika Nidhas Peramuna (The National Freedom Front) leader Wimal Weerawansa is optimistic about the financial stability of the country on the basis of the country's foreign assets reserve which has been on the increase since the eradication of LTTE terrorism in last May.

Weerawansa was delivering the keynote address at the maiden district seminar, out of a series of district level seminar's on the theme of Rata Dinawana Gamana (the forward march making the country victorious) at the NYSC's Youths Resort in Anuradhapura on August 21.

He said that he is hopeful by December the rate of interests of Bank's would come down and it will result in entrepreneurs going for more bank loans which would enhance the production and productivity.

It is clearly evident that since the dawn of permanent peace in the country the economy has been on the upward trend but that alone is not adequate to revive the glory and majesty of isle" he pointed.

Weerawansa stated that President Mahinda Rajapaksa was able to save the country from 30 years of LTTE terrorism.

"The economy should be arranged and adjusted in such a way the whole country it benefited not confining the benefits to a limited few. The rural level production should be enhanced with the commissioning of industries and factories at village level.

There should be a permanent methodology to raise gross national product. The outdated visions and concepts of old leaders, should be done away with as well the stubborn and lethargic bureaucracy for winning the economic emancipation", Weerawansa reiterated.