NPP government will continue Provincial Council system: Anura Kumara

Pala Baba apita epa Saturday, 15 June 2024 11:54 PM

Mr Anura Kumar sir, you are stating the obvious! Provincial Councils are legally valid already in Sri Lanka. So it will obviously continue until someone changes it. There is nothing for you to do. Tell us what is the foundation of your new constitution and what is your interpretation of the national problem as you call it? When you state the obvious it appeals to our heart. But we need a proper plan to be convinced that you are worthy of our vote.

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G.B.S. Hewarala Saturday, 15 June 2024 11:57 PM

Only thing left to be continued is "Privatization", go for that too, kiddo. I am glad you wanted to go ahead with IMF proposals, and now, the provincial councils.

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Suhada mallì Sunday, 16 June 2024 12:08 AM

Anura Kumare and the JVP is scared to admit or state the real truth with brutal honesty. This dilemma is prevalent for all other political aspirants as well. The truth is the biggest contributors by far to the problems in Sri Lanka are our best students at the ALs. Certainly not all but many. 42000 best results students gets selected to universities. of those who pass out many get public service jobs. Inland Revenue, Customs Meducal supplies and every other government department. This is a 1.2million direct vote base or 3.6m vote base when family is added. Sri Lanka s largest contributors to corruption inefficiency nepotism and malpractice is the public servants. 5 to 10 times larger than the politicians. Even AKD and the JVP will fail to achieve a meaningfull system change as long as they are also scared to proclaim the role òf govt officials in all the problems.

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Jude Sunday, 16 June 2024 12:30 AM

I totally disagree with that. PC system not effective, it's draining money. Scrap PC's and local government members!! SL government maintaing Over 25,000 vehicles, that's a colossal waste of public money. once PC's and local government members scrapped government will save Over One Trillion rupees. The government never have to borrow money again. Remember, before 1978 we never had PC's or local government members, yeah.

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Lk Sunday, 16 June 2024 01:17 AM

All communities must live in peace and homney with all..

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Ram Sunday, 16 June 2024 03:12 AM

Why not have them! No party will take the step to scrap PCs as the rank and file work to start at PC level. PCs must be scrapped

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Bandara Sunday, 16 June 2024 05:03 AM

What else can you do, you are not different from anyone else- You are the best to be "Commander in Speech"- So dream on , unfortunately you make these promises to your JVP members in London. The majority in Sri Lanka has heard these useless and irrelevant political statements. Why don't you talk about your Economic, financial, foreign affairs, security policies. You have nothing to say.

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last chance Sunday, 16 June 2024 05:06 AM

Very true the provincial council system is embedded in the governess in Srilanka and if some one is trying to do away with that it will create chaos in the country. System should be depoliticize and this could be only done by NPP

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Democrat Sunday, 16 June 2024 05:09 AM

Its heartening to see those srilankan who left our country due to various reasons are rallying around NPP to save our mother land from those corrupt lot who has ruled our our country for 76 years.

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Raj Sunday, 16 June 2024 05:18 AM

This is what a good political party would do. I.e change policies based on ground realities to avoid unnecessary issues. Anura clearly says that they are against PC systems. Actually he doesn’t need to say that as PC systems itself has proven many decades that it doesn’t solve minority issues. PC has been used as a springboard for launching next generation of family politicians.

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Kevin Sunday, 16 June 2024 05:26 AM

That's the right thing to do. SLPP just arouses racism against 13A but when in power they had 13A implemented and even promised 13 plus. All sensible people support 13A full implementation.

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Dee Sunday, 16 June 2024 06:37 AM

They will continue everything as it is happening now. Loss making state entities will make bigger losses. All ‘demands’ will be granted. End of the story for the country!

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Gona Sunday, 16 June 2024 08:44 AM

So you couldn't think of a plan for decades. How long will you take to devise a plan after coming to power? You only want power. Nobody has a National Vision. Idiots.

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Jude Sunday, 16 June 2024 08:53 AM

This is a typical political statement!! Trying to please everyone!! This type of political blunders will lose middle ground voters, yeah.

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Jude Sunday, 16 June 2024 09:10 AM

You're losing the momentum!! No need of this type of political comments!! Refrain from playing to the gallery, yeah.

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Citizen Sunday, 16 June 2024 09:36 AM

You will take Sri Lanka to stone age, that's for sure!

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Yohan Sunday, 16 June 2024 10:41 AM

Lol. So you don't have solution for that but just saying current system is not good. All these jvp guys condemn everything but they don't have any alternative. Just talkers. You have to tell us why you are using a luxury double cab which has very poor fuel efficiency compared to a hatchback car. Also what have you done for last 20 years or so as an mp. Not a single thing other than talking. What happened to the money allocated for you. He is travelling around the world wasting idiotic party members money. If this fellow get elected as president he will be worse than Mahinda when it comes to robbing public money.

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Sakya Sunday, 16 June 2024 11:22 AM

The dreadful JVP's second insurgency in late 80's started with the rejection of indo-lanka accord that introduced the provisional council system. They threatened the voters not to take part in the election held for the first time telling them the first person who dares to go to the polling booth will have his hand cut-off anyhow the voting took place with low turnout due to the outbreak of JVP'S violence in most part of the country. He thinks whatever he utter to the consumption of some gullible people would go down well with everyone. He is aping the policies of the other two main contenders by twisting a few things here and there. Now provincial council IMF privatisation whatnot all of which were anathema for JVP all along are now suddenly become adoptable. By hook or by crook grab power at any cost. JVP tries to take the people for a right royal ride

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Banda Sunday, 16 June 2024 11:49 AM

Don’t worry. It will never happen. JVP can pursue dreams as they wish. But people, as voters, know the truth. They will never be allowed to take control of the land.

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Nish Sunday, 16 June 2024 12:56 PM

So we will continue to fund this unnecessary burden with our tax money while you enjoy your new political alliance?

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Raj Sunday, 16 June 2024 01:56 PM

It is not the Provincial council system that is wrong, The Fault is the way we implement and the incompetent people who runs it.

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Idiot NPP says Provincial Council system broken... Sunday, 16 June 2024 07:40 PM

How can leader of NPP admit the Idiot Provincial Council system broken, and just say they will continue on with it nonetheless. They should offer what they can do to improve situation, as majority of the country would easily vote to rid the nation of the India forced in cancer to the Constitution that 13A is. 2/3 majority of the parliament were scared with Indian troops on the ground here and voted for it to appease the Indians. Why is NPP want to continue with that horror hated system even for short time?

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Sounds like NPP will even allows Sri Lankan airlines to accumulate more debts Sunday, 16 June 2024 08:09 PM

What kind of system change is NPP want to do if it wants to keep the Provincial Council system intact for now. A bigger loser of money that the Provincial Council system is Sri Lankan airlines, and useless NPP will probably want to keep Sri Lankan airlines in Sri Lankan government hands causing ever increasing losses. Keeping the broken Sri Lankan systems as is, will never help the country.

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Sivakularathnam Ketheeswaran Sunday, 16 June 2024 08:24 PM

Every one need to share the power Is like British and Scottish One country two nations.

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Sri Lankan Tamil Sunday, 16 June 2024 11:30 PM

PC system was created to give some autonomy to Tamil speaking majority provinces namely North and East. It is not needed in other parts of the country but very much needed in the North and East.

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Thilakasiri S Monday, 17 June 2024 12:46 AM

He is thinking he is the President already. Maybe on social media.

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Patcitz Monday, 17 June 2024 12:48 AM

Who will vote for Punchi's Husband Anura to form a government? what an incredible dream-world he is living is the question that everyone asks. Is he MAD and need immediate medical attention?

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Kabir Hashim Monday, 17 June 2024 10:37 PM

UNPP.

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Sivalingam Monday, 17 June 2024 10:37 PM

UNPP ha ha

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