UPFA will win all LG bodies - Minister
Ridma Dissanayake
The UPFA will win power in all 23 LG bodies including the CMC. Not
only Colombo but even the Kandy Municipal Council will be won by the
UPFA at the Local Government election, said Public Administration and
Home Affairs Minister W D J Seneviratne.
The minister was addressing several political meetings held in
Ratnapura district.
He said the whole country is aware of the development programme
undertaken by the government and the people are ever grateful for ending
the war and ushering in peace . Therefore they will use their votes for
the UPFA.
He said a large number of rural villages have been developed under
the Mahinda Chinthana Future Vision with main infrastructure facilities,
such as, water, electricity and roads.
The government has implemented several programmes, such as, the Divi
Neguma and Gemi Pubuduwa. They have encouraged the public to take to
animal husbandry and home gardening. They have created a good future for
the next generation as well, the minister said.
“We have established Nenasala Centres to improve children’s computer
literacy and the government has appointed a Presidential Task Force to
train English teachers also serve in the rural areas,.” he said.
“There is no challenge to the UPFA in Ratnapura and we are only
trying to increase the number of seats in the MC.
We have spent large sums of money on development projects in the
Ratnapura district and hope to uplift the livelihoods of the people, ”
Minister Seneviratne further said. |