Revolutionaries trying to mislead youths - Minister

The minds of youths could be influenced easily. So called revolutionaries were trying to make use of it to mislead youths by mixing their emotions and radicalism with revolutionary ideas and incite violence to disrupt peace, said said Private Transport Services Minister C.B. Ratnayake.

He was addressing a meeting held to mark the handing over of a newly built house at Shanthipura in Nuwara Eliya to Ruwan Pradeep Kumara, a member of the Kalapura Hiru Youth Club.

The house was built under the Sri Lanka Youth Housing Project.

Minister Ratnayake said "although activists of certain political parties are crying hoarse about democracy in the country, we should understand that dictatorship is built up in their revolutionary activity".

He said even though these so called revolutionaries alleged that there is no democracy in the country and the government shirked its responsibility of providing facilities for the people, they can realize their dictatorial tendencies once they leave the ranks of such revolutionaries.

Minister Ratnayake said Youth Affairs and Skills development Minister Dullas Alahapperuma who understood the radical tendency of the youths launched a programme to divert youth energy towards the country's development effort.

Central Province Deputy Chief Sanghanayake Ven Methagama Sobhitha Thera, Nuwara Eliya Mayor Mahinda Dodampegama and NYSC District Assistant Director Mahinda Vitharane also spoke.