Election commission halts Urumaya land distribution programme

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The Election Commission has banned the ‘Urumaya’ land distribution programme spearheaded by President Ranil Wickremesinghe.

Sources from President's office said the programme will resume after the Presidential election.

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EXCELLENT DECISION Saturday, 03 August 2024 09:38 PM

EXCELLENT DECISION BY E.C. NEED A FEW MORE DECISIONS TO SET THE RECORDS STRAIGHT. KEEP DREAMING AND OR HALUCINATING, A NEW FACE TO EMERGE AS PRESIDENT. IGNORE THE PO SOURCES, THEY WILL ALL BE WIPED OUT OF POLITICS.

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Farook Saturday, 03 August 2024 09:40 PM

Will never happen even if he wins the election. These are all for the poor gullible masses just to obtain their votes.

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මහ බැංකු හොරා Saturday, 03 August 2024 10:29 PM

He is good at giving things owned by the state. Ranil how about giving your estates to poor people.

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Great service done to the poor Lankans Sunday, 04 August 2024 09:30 AM

Other politicians also gave land free of charge. But they gave it to themselves or their relatives. That is why they cannot show their faces to the public. The poor man on the street will never get a piece of land, shattering his dream of life.

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Yohan Saturday, 03 August 2024 10:38 PM

Good decision even though it was late. Even the teaching jobs given recently are illegal as technically it was during local government election period. I think if someone files a legal case,rw will not be able to contest.

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Ananda Weerasekera Sunday, 04 August 2024 04:52 AM

"Sorry, I can't appoint an Acting IGP, bcos I'm a Presidential candidate (not even submitted my nomination yet). But I can play any gimmick to woo gullible voters to my camp. This is five-star democracy" A prostitute says" "I'am still virgin"!! So much so about about 47-years of duplicity and mockery of democracy of the old fox. Fellow citizens, let's give the old fox one more chance like what we did in 2019!! Good luck to him!!

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Patriot Sunday, 04 August 2024 05:49 AM

You are allowed to give promises to the people. I dont think it is even allowed to give salary increases after election is declared.This allocation to come through a budget

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Kevin Sunday, 04 August 2024 07:46 AM

Mr Desperate dishing out others' property for a few votes. Good move.

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Jagath Leanage Sunday, 04 August 2024 07:56 AM

It (උරුමය) will never resume after the election . Its 100%:sure . But similar program will be implemented by another person .

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Chaminda Dissanayake Sunday, 04 August 2024 08:55 AM

It was a good program without any political aspirations, where most of the comman people's were benifited to get the ownership of their land at least to apply for the bank loan facility, otherwise poor people had to undergo harsh difficulties with prevalent government bureaucracy to obtain the land deeds. Therefore, whoever continue with the program to be appreciated.

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sach Sunday, 04 August 2024 05:56 PM

It is not a good program. It is aimed at making the farmers poorer. Once the poor farmers sell the lands, we will have another problem of landlessness.

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Sokrates Sunday, 04 August 2024 06:00 PM

Government land should not be given away at the taxpayers' expense. These people have occupied the land illegally for years or decades and are now being rewarded for this crime. The government must develop other programs that enable poor families to acquire land and not give it away free. This will only arouse covetousness and cause people to continue encroaching land. It should also be cheap land that cannot otherwise be sold, which is given away.

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sam Sunday, 04 August 2024 12:40 PM

Most unsuitable guy

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Soori Maripalan Sunday, 04 August 2024 04:01 PM

Excellent news! How can this man appoint anyone or distribute public funds now as he is a candidate! This man did the same for the last 50 years!

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Krish Sunday, 04 August 2024 11:00 PM

Of course the same tactic always. Give some stuff for free to get some votes when there is an election close by.

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