'Vote Betel Leaf for development'

Rasika Somarathna

Senior Presidential Advisor Basil Rajapaksa told the voters yesterday to vote for the Betel Leaf to propel Sri Lanka towards a developed nation status.

The UPFA district leader for Gampaha District addressing a massive gathering at Kirillawala, Mahara yesterday opined that a comprehensive victory for the

Betel Leaf at the April 8 General Election would ensure an economic revolution hitherto unseen in the country during the next six years.

Rajapaksa said that he would make sure that the Gampaha district would emerge the most developed in the country, in line with Sri Lanka's quest to be the wonder of Asia.

He also emphasized that however nature would not be subjugated in the name of development and whatever enacted would go hand in hand with the nature's gifts bestowed on the Gampaha district.

Also viable employment opportunities would be provided to the youth of the area with the expectation of helping every household to achieve self sufficiency, he added. He noted that as the person who spearheaded the North and East revival which rose from its own ashes in a short span of time he was confident of driving Gampaha to prosperity in the near future.

To achieve the above the UPFA expects a clear mandate from the people on April 8, he added.