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Minister Mahinda Samarasinghe promises:
Clean, exemplary polls campaign
Kalutara district UPFA candidate and Disaster Relief Minister Mahinda
Samarasinghe who handed in his nomination papers at the Kalutara
District Secretariat on Thursday, pledged to conduct a clean and
exemplary election campaign in keeping with the election laws stipulated
by the Commissioner General of Elections.
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UPFA Kalutara District candidate and Minister Mahinda
Samarasinghe acknowledging the greetings of his supporters
as he proceeded to the Kalutara Bodhi in a motorcade after
handing over nominations at the Kalutara District
Secretariat on Thursday. |
He said he would also dedicate himself for national development and
progress and welfare of the people of Sri Lanka as a whole.
The Minister made this pledge before the Maha Sangha and his
supporters after arriving in a procession at the Kalutara Bodhi with his
supporters for special religious observances.
He said he has always engaged in principled politics during his
entire political career spanning 23 years.
Samarasinghe said he would also pay special attention to youth in the
area by soliciting their co-operation towards his campaign and giving
them added responsibilities. Although many of his cut-outs and banners
had been destroyed by his opponents, the Minister said he would never
try to take revenge on them or resort to such destructive tactics.
Provincial Council Members Piyal Nishantha de Silva and Sumith Lal
Mendis were among the large crowd present. |
