No force can scuttle President’s people-friendly programs:

Country’s forward march unstoppable

B. W. Eheliyagoda Kegalle special correspondent

The people-friendly programs launched by President Mahinda Rajapaksa cannot either be obstructed or turn back, neither by Sarath Fonseka nor his henchmen Sabaragamuwa Chief Minister Maheepala Herath said.

He was addressing several meetings in Kegalle town and Ruwanwella area.

The meetings were organised to thank the voters who did their best to give a thumping majority of over one hundred and thirty thousand votes giving the President Rajapaksa a resounding victory by the voters of Kegalle district alone.

United People’s Freedom Alliance members of Ruwanwella Yatiyantota and Deraniyagala electorates were addressed by the Chief Minister at Ruwanwella while a mass rally was organised at Molamure Mawatha in Kegalle to address and thank the voters of Kegalle, Galigamuwa, Mawanella and Aranayake electorates.

Chief Minister Herath said since 1994 he has been contesting and doing organisational work of the SLFP and dedicated himself for the well keeping of the SLFP supporters at all times and specially for the development activities of the youths in the district.

He said Kegalle district was once considered as a UNP fortress but gradually this belief among the people was shattered and the voting strength was increased to a majority of over one hundred and thirty thousand votes for the UPFA.

He said the correct and honest leadership has resulted the gradual enhancing of the voter base of the UPFA in the Kegalle district.

The extended development activities of the Provincial Council in all villages has brought up this tremendous transformation making the United People’s Freedom Alliance triumph in the Kegalle District.

The President of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party Youths Organisation Kanaka Herath said President Rajapaksa will take steps to provide a much better future through making the youth participate in the development process of the country creating a bright and a prosperous future for all youths.

Venerable Kitulgala Dhammadassai Thera, Ekiriyagala Nanda Thera, Nuwara Eliya Vijitha Thera, Hinneliye Rathanasara Thera and the former chief organiser of the United National Party and a former chairman of Kegalle Urban Council Jude Perera, UNP UC member Cyril Munasinghe and UC member H. U. R. Nissanka were also among the speakers.