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Sri Lanka General election 2010: Reject corrupt politicos *Two-thirds majority needed to ensure a smaller Cabinet
Wednesday, 24 February 2010 - 8:40 AM SL Time
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National Freedom Front (NFF) leader Wimal Weerawansa yesterday (Feb 23) urged voters to reject corrupt politicians at the upcoming parliamentary election.
The former JVPer said that they wouldn t get another opportunity to get rid of political heavyweights, allegedly involved in waste, corruption and irregularities.
Addressing the media at the NFF office in Battaramulla, the former Colombo District MP said that now that the LTTE had been militarily defeated, nothing would be as important as defeating the crooked politicians.
He was responding to a query by The Island whether the NFF would campaign against dishonest politicians.
He said that both government and Opposition supporters should target corrupt politicians and ensure the election and re-election of honest members.
The NFF would field 17 candidates from 16 districts, including Digamadulla electorate. Weerawansa said that of them, two would contest from Gampaha (Piyasiri Wijenayake, Anjan Umman), Jayantha Samaraweera( Kalutara), Sarath Weerawansa (Matara), Darmasena Kodituwakku (Hambantota), Padma Udayashantha Gunasekera (Moneragala), Buddadasa Vithanaara-chchi (Kegalle), Aravinda Vanniarachchi (Matale), Nimal Premawansa (Mahanuwara), Nimal Piyatissa (Nuwara Eliya), Weerakumara Dissanayake (Anuradhapura), Raja Ranjith Gunaratne (Polonnaruwa), Senaratne de Silva (Kurunegala), Samansiri Herath (Puttalam), Deepal Gunasekera (Ratnapura) and Anura Munasinghe (Digamadulla).
He appealed to voters not to forget the role played by the NFF both in and out of Parliament during the three-year war against the LTTE. `We hope people will appreciate what we have done and help elect our members at the forthcoming general election,` he said.
He said that preferably bad eggs should be denied nominations, though major parties accommodated them due to political compulsions. But the people had the right to exercise their franchise against bent politicians.
Weerawansa emphasized that the National List should not be used to accommodate political rejects as done in the past.
He expressed the belief that voters could help political parties to remove the corrupt from the scene. But in the event of a good politician whose contribution could make a difference in Parliament couldn t make it, he or she shouldn t be denied an opportunity to engage in politics.
He said that two of their primary objectives were to ensure that the UPFA received a two-thirds majority to facilitate far-reaching constitutional amendments.
Weerawansa said constitutional changes were required to take advantage of the ground situation in a post-LTTE era.
He said that their second objective was to strengthen the President s hand to help him reduce the jumbo-sized Cabinet.
Weerawansa asserted that a two-thirds majority would give him the strength to limit the number of ministers to about 35 Cabinet Ministers and an equal number of Deputy Ministers.
Blaming the then President JRJ for creating portfolios to accommodate members, Weerawansa urged voters to elect those who wouldn t switch sides for personal benefit.
He said UNP leader Ranil Wickremesinghe was now campaigning against the President s bid to secure a two-thirds majority knowing well that the UPFA could achieve political stability.
He said former National List MP Mohamed Musammil, in the run-up to the presidential polls, set a sterling example by rejecting a bag full of money to join the Opposition Camp. Musammil made the country realize the way MPs were bribed by influential political parties to subvert governments, he said adding that their candidates contesting on the UPFA ticket would make a public pledge to follow what he called the Musammil example .
Weerawansa said that this was one of their five pledges. According to him, the party would resist the INGOs/international efforts to divide the country on ethnic lines, wouldn t abuse parliamentary privileges, support the local economy and remain committed to true Sri Lankan values.
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Libertyforall
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 24 Feb 2010 05:25:18 GMT Report for Abuse
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We are a group of experienced,educated,professionals.We are planing to introduce a brand new Political Party .We have no connection with any existing parties in Srilanka.Our main aim is to devote our knowledge to develop this country, that is why we do not take any salaries or pension.We get only allowances for the service as Politicians .If you are looking for Politics as a monthly paid job ,please do not apply.
(1)Completely different constitution(2)no more salaries or pension for politicians(3)(Politics becom Social Service(4)Entire West minister system Parliament with,Liberty and Freedom for all.(5)Any Srilankan nationals can become a member but need proof of either higher education,or Professional experience.(6) no felony or crimes ,good moral character(7)not a Clergy of any religion(Very Important).(8) No cross overs .(9)We introduce Capital Punishment .(10) We introduce Electronic Bio Metric System for the first time to Srilankan Voters to stop Vote Rigging .
This is the answer to the Srilankan situation today |
kiwikanga
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 24 Feb 2010 07:24:16 GMT Report for Abuse
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Reject corrupt politicos
Then who the dickens are the voters going to elect??????
Can anyone in this forum mention the names of at least ten Sri Lankan politicians from a party that can be reckoned with, who are not corrupt and worthy to be elected to parliamaent????????
Edited By - kiwikanga - 24 Feb 2010 07:26:08 GMT |
claude
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 24 Feb 2010 12:03:42 GMT Report for Abuse
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People of sri lanka this is the last to electe a good parlimenterians.so you all have to dicided to whome you have to vote.there are good educated,profitionel menbers so this in your hand and have to dicided to whome you have to vote.FIRST we have to throw RAJAPAKSA from his criminal power of precident.SECOND G,RAJAPAKSA his brother and the prscent perliment members(THUGES).
so we have to select good educaterd,profitionals as parliment members to governe good sri lanka.then only their will be democratic,justis.so people of sri lanka this is the last chance and is in your hand to select a good government.and the tamils in NORTH AND EAST INCLUDING HILL COUNTRY people also the same.tamils have to think specialy to whome you have to vote.dear tamils do not give any chance to RAJAPAKSA.ALL THSES IS IN YOUR HAND.DO NOT THINK THE south and west.the main state is NORTH AND EAST. so dear tamils think before what you are going to do.from this election we have to win democreas and justis.this election will be a leason to RAJAPAKSA. |
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 24 Feb 2010 17:38:07 GMT Report for Abuse
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Weerawansa asserted that a two-thirds majority would give him the strength to limit the number of ministers to about 35 Cabinet Ministers and an equal number of Deputy Ministers
Another twisted statement from the 'Kakkussi Kata'
Why do you need two-third majority to reduce the cabinet?
JRJ, the Twentieth Century Fox, introduced this system to make sure that there will be no two-thirds for anyone any more. No! - not under this system - not without a 'Jilmart'
Each times Sri Lankans gave them (SLFP and UNP) two-thirds it developed to be an RFU (Royal Fcuk Up). Those were the times when the Parliament abound with Gentlemen. If given this time, with these rogues like Weerawansa, Lokuge, Sumathi, Silva .. Oh! my God! |
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