Sajin dares Fonseka to win Ambalangoda

Sandasen MARASINGHE

Southern Provincial Councilor Sajin de Vass Gunawardene yesterday challenged presidential candidate Sarath Fonseka to obtain a majority of votes from his native Ambalangoda at the Presidential election. He alleged that Fonseka had surrounded himself with murderers from the area and corrupt elements adding that the people of this country cannot be fooled.

He also stated that Fonseka was promising to increase the salaries of public servants and the wages of the working class to the level of the public servants with the money obtained through prevention of corruption which he says amount to Rs. 300 billion annually.

If there was such corruption Fonseka could go before court or to the Bribery Commission.

Vass Gunawardene further said that although Fonseka was talking of establishing democracy there were more than 100 human rights violation applications filed against him before the Supreme Court.

Referring to the economic policy of Fonseka, Gunawardene said Fonseka was attempting to sell public assets under the Regaining Sri Lanka Policy as he said that he accepted the economic policy of the UNP that would bring disaster to the country.

He questioned what would have happened to the Sri Lankan economy during the global economic crisis if the present government led by President Mahinda Rajapaksa continued with UNP privatization economic policy adding that Sri Lanka would have ended up in chaos.

Referring to the election promise by Fonseka to repay the monies of the Golden Key depositors Gunawardene questioned what measures would he take in respect of the depositors with Danduwam Mudalali and Sakvithi Ranasinghe.

Gunawardene said all these promises were nothing but attempts to fool the people of this country. But the reality was that the people could not be fooled since even the remotest areas were attuned with the political situation of the country.