Elect UPFA members to develop village

Suraj A. Bandara

In a bid to develop villages on par with the cities, this time, the UPFA candidates’ list was filled with those who love the village truly and understand the aspirations of villagers, said President Mahinda Rajapaksa. He was addressing a meeting of UPFA working committee members of Beliattha electorate yesterday. He said , “Therefore, rally around them and let the village be developed.“

The President said he never directed his campaign with the aim of gaining petty political advantage. All development schemes undertaken during the last few years were aimed at developing the country and targeting the future generation. For this, all people without any divisions were behind me and showered their blessings, he added.

He noted that the village can be developed only after it was supplied with basic needs.

The development process will be accelerated with the village being the centre, he said.

“When people elected me as the President of the country in 2005, expecting a unitary state, I dedicated my first three years to fulfill this objective and make it a reality. The freedom achieved after defeating the LTTE terrorism has been betrayed to the international forces by certain unpatriotic elements. Now we have an opportunity, to answer them at this General Election,” the President said.