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Election manifesto of National People’s Power unveiled
Colombo, August 26 (Daily Mirror) - Ahead of the upcoming presidential election, the presidential candidate of National People’s Power (NPP) Anura Kumara Dissanayake unveiled his election manifesto in Colombo a short while ago.
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Comments - Election manifesto of National People’s Power unveiled
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johan Monday, 26 August 2024 12:10 PM
To early ,now SJB will copy the contents or make better than NPP
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Bandara Monday, 26 August 2024 12:19 PM
If political party have a manifesto,it should not be publish time to time as a new one. This is cheating of people. A party have clear Economic policy.
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Amaran Monday, 26 August 2024 02:14 PM
Amending the manifesto as new requirements come to light is NOT WRONG.
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Ravi Monday, 26 August 2024 05:29 PM
Absolutely. This proves they don't have established policies.
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pradeep Monday, 26 August 2024 07:31 PM
show your ignorance, world is moving and polices need to be change to match newest development
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LK Monday, 26 August 2024 12:24 PM
Great to see these young blood in Sri Lankan politics. Ranil and Sajith and their cohorts are aging and old politicians: They have a political philosophy of 1980s now, Politics has dramatically changed. Ranil and his aging MPs must have a moral duty to concede their political failure. This beautiful Island with a huge human potentiality and rich natural resources has been completely bankrupted: yet, sadly friends and families or cohort of Ranil and Sajith shamelessly claim that they have recovered this country or they claimed they saved this country from economic downfall and yet, they created this mess and now they are passing the ball. NPP is the best alternative with a clear vision and mission. Let us vote NPP to see a real change.
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ranjan Monday, 26 August 2024 07:33 PM
Exactly
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Tissa Fernando Monday, 26 August 2024 11:00 PM
Just dreaming, but to see the reality, look at Cuba, Venezuela, North Korea and Nicaragua.
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Mithun Monday, 26 August 2024 12:29 PM
Congratulations
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warren Monday, 26 August 2024 12:58 PM
Guys, this great manifesto will offer you these: income tax will be 0%, consumption tax will be no more than 5%, fixed deposit rate will be 30% minimum, the wealthy will be made poor by confiscating all their property and given to the poor so that the latter does not need to work, IMF agreement will be rescinded because the NPP comrades overseas will send $500 per person per month so that we can repay all our foreign debt, no imports are necessary as all goods (and services) will be produced locally, all essential goods and services will be sold at a very nominal price (almost free of charge), the rupee will be traded at $1 = Rs 1, even with low cost of living, and unemployment will be near 0% with no structural, frictional or cyclical unemployment. Basically, Sri Lanka will be a utopia after 21 September with Classical, Keynesian, Monetarist, Neo-Classical, Supply Side Economics, Neo-Keynesian, New Classical and New Keynesian economic theories proved WRONG!
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Sam Silva Monday, 26 August 2024 05:25 PM
Very true. But our incompetent fool will not believe and vote for these arrogant party. Let them have the taste of them just like the gota.
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Kushe Monday, 26 August 2024 06:44 PM
Warren Why are you trying to mislead people by posting nonsense. Have you even read the election manifesto? Either give some constructive criticism or just don't say anything.
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Melvin Monday, 26 August 2024 07:12 PM
Wonderful- another GOTA, all useless in practice. The guys have dreams, it’s a good one by the way
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Jayantha Monday, 26 August 2024 11:16 PM
Almost the entire manifesto is based on bogus numbers. For example, it says Sri Lankan households spend 50% of their income on health. Do you think this is true? According to a 2016 WHO report only 5.5% of Sri Lankan households spend more than 10% of their income on health. This number is around 5% from 1995.
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Yohan Monday, 26 August 2024 12:58 PM
One of the worst and it will bankrupt the country in 6 months. Those who do canvasing for NPP will likely to have leave their area within 6 months as other people may start act aggressively once the country bankrupt once again, incase if they come to power
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Dilakshan Seneviratne Monday, 26 August 2024 04:38 PM
Please Stop fear mongering, which is unacceptable in a fair society. Shows clearly that the policy booklet has not even been read by this low level comment without any basis. Shame.
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Shaini Monday, 26 August 2024 05:36 PM
Absolutely. A set of petty unrealistic promises to lure votes. If they get power and if they are hoping to fulfill these that would be the end of this country.
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DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME WITH FEAR MONGERING COMMENTS, IT WILL COME BACK TO BITE YOU. Monday, 26 August 2024 06:28 PM
YOHAN, YOUR COMMENT IS UNCALLED FOR!!. WHAT THE HELL DID THIS RANIL DO TO BRING THOSE RESPONSIBLE FOR BRINGING THE COUNTRY TO ITS KNEES THESE PAST TWO??. DID THE PEOPLE WHO DIDN'T VOTE IN GOTA/SLPP GO AFTER THOSE WHO CANVESSED AND OR VOTED FOR GOTA??. USE YOUR GOD GIVEN BRAINS, AS ANURA/NPP WILL NOT BE GONE IN 6 MTHS AND ACTS OF AGGRESSION WILL NOT BE TOLERATED BY HIS GOVT AND THE FORCES. PEOPLES POWER DROVE GOTA OUT OF POWER. PEOPLES POWER (INCLUDING THE SILENT MEMBERS WHO DID NOT GO OUT ON THE STREETS) WILL VOTE ANURA IN AND IF ANYONE TRYS TO SABOTAGE HIS GOVERNING, THEY WILL BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE.
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Crazy Monday, 26 August 2024 01:47 PM
There Will be Plenty Of Immaterial Promises To Win the Heart OF Voters
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Mohamed Ifaz Inamdeen Monday, 26 August 2024 02:08 PM
NPP is the only hope for the progress of our country.
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Mohamed Ifaz Inamdeen Monday, 26 August 2024 02:09 PM
NPP is the only hope for the progress of our country.
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Raja.N Monday, 26 August 2024 02:17 PM
Do we get a copy in Tamil
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Mithun Monday, 26 August 2024 04:02 PM
It should be as this was read in Tamil.
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2.6M votes from whole country - big achievement Monday, 26 August 2024 02:26 PM
On 26th, valid for another 26 days only.
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joshua Monday, 26 August 2024 02:31 PM
It is AKD this time around. Ranil and Namal are written -off. Sajith will also get a fair share of votes.
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Malith Monday, 26 August 2024 05:34 PM
Day dreaming.
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Interested Voter Monday, 26 August 2024 02:43 PM
I am looking for an English version of the NPP Election Manifest 2024. Can anyone tell me where to find it?
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Jayan Monday, 26 August 2024 05:33 PM
Why? It's a waste of time. It's almost like Mahinda Chinthana. So many fake and false promises.
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Bandara Monday, 26 August 2024 03:01 PM
If you got selected on 21st, how do you manage to maintain the country util the new parliament is selected. it will take at lease 03 months. Economy cannot manage like you do strikes. You can't wait and see. It should function everyday. We have to face another Gotabaya era.
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Sceptical Monday, 26 August 2024 04:14 PM
Yes after all a dying man clings even to a straw. If you are unhappy with A B and C, does not mean unknown D is better. Instead of proper thinking of the ability to deliver, we vote for someone like they did for unknown inexperienced Gota who said he can do anything, NPP is unknown for anything they have really done or achieved, except that they have now used rhetoric to win over many. Is the risk worth it. Your vote and our future.
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Smiling Son Monday, 26 August 2024 04:07 PM
Communism outside. Free market capitalism inside. Of course powered by ChatGPT. Fantastic
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Ravi Monday, 26 August 2024 05:31 PM
JVP and socialism is officially over. :D
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Hon. Sarneris Monday, 26 August 2024 05:55 PM
It is only to fool the people into voting for them. Once they get into power it will be full blown Communism. We will have only 2 friends: North Korea and Cuba.
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Democrat Monday, 26 August 2024 04:26 PM
The critics will criticize the whole manifesto but remember one thing that they are the only party in the competition Who wants actually to develop this country without satisfying any personal agenda of themselves.
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Adithya Monday, 26 August 2024 05:31 PM
OMG Wow. Lol This shows you are not even listening to other candidates.
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Hule Monday, 26 August 2024 05:37 PM
You are making a categorical statement and can you elloborate the basis on which you make this sweeping statement. Is it based on facts, past track records or performance or purely based on an assumption that one has to be good by default, because others more fancied have under performed? There are many colourful rosy policy documents put forward by parties before and at present since indipendence. But non has put forward, including NPP a time bound quatifiable strategic action and financial plan as to where you get the capital and revenue inflows and measures to cut government expenditure and spending to salvage the economic crisis and to move forward to stimulate the economy, which is the need of the hour. Conventional policy docs designed during elections to cleverly woo the masses, when things are normal is not what is critical at this juncture.
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Chris Monday, 26 August 2024 06:56 PM
How do you know? They told you?
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Chris Monday, 26 August 2024 04:30 PM
So nothing for those who can't read in Sinhala? How can he be a President for the whole country?
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shantha Monday, 26 August 2024 04:33 PM
Good for bed time reading
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Bimal Monday, 26 August 2024 05:29 PM
Haha. Well said.
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Hard Truth Monday, 26 August 2024 05:11 PM
All those commenting or fear-mongering on potential NPP rule and future government are the same flock of crooks who benefited illegitimately and illegally through these 76 years of incompetent governance.
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Dan Monday, 26 August 2024 05:11 PM
Document I received is a 233 page 'thesis', an academic document. Most probably NO ONE would read it within the next 26 days. Glanced through it. Couldn't find any funding sources to implement these proposals and also to repay our loans of $100 Billion. If someone can find how they intend to fund these commitments pl reply with page numbers. If not it's just a mere piece of paper. Bit like a sophisticated replay of the 'Kelaniya Nagaya'
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Mohamed Burhan Monday, 26 August 2024 05:11 PM
Country with 10B dollars loan to be paid is a very very big ask for a country like us now.Yes an election manifesto is needed for any party to come to power.We by a very slight margin with this colossal impossible loan to be paid. know AKD is a new party and in experienced if coming to power with honestly love for the country.But there should definitely a priority is neededlike 1% of loan to be paid 1st year at any cost.
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Sunil Monday, 26 August 2024 05:20 PM
No NPP means Gota part 2 to start in 2025.
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Dilakshan Seneviratne Monday, 26 August 2024 05:25 PM
This is a 225 page document. Intelligent people will read and understand the document before making vituperative, unrealistic, silly, biased comments. Go to page 98 for the economic policy. Hopefully, an English version will come out soon but there is one in Tamil too. Also hopefully, RW, SJB and NR will outline their policies too for voters to compare. Sadly, during the past two years, whatever the government did was in utter secrecy, like the IMF agreements, no transparency at all, not at all democratic. By being open and honest, NPP is showcasing transparency and democracy.
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Tissa Fernando Monday, 26 August 2024 11:25 PM
Your brain has been washed and cleared of any critical thinking capabilities. That is what happens when you listen to NPP talks. Good luck for SL joining the Cuba, Nicaragua, Venezuela and North Korea club.
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Tissa Fernando Tuesday, 27 August 2024 04:37 AM
Future village patrol chief is talking here. The economic damage by NPP disruptive and destructive activities is in incess of USd 200 billion.
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Ramesha Monday, 26 August 2024 05:38 PM
Most of the points in this manifesto are pretty unrealistic. Are they on drugs? Are they day dreaming or living in a fantasy world? Why are they trying to deceive the innocent public?
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Lakshman maddumahewa Monday, 26 August 2024 06:06 PM
It is like a student syllabus for sociology, education and various fields formulated by their so called university academics. It Advocates IMF ,Increasing tax threshold .No actions how the revenue will balance on the tax cut. It is laughing their own DA WILL ACCEPT the IMF.ANOTHER POOR SHOW OF AKD AND his GANG.
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NPP BROTHERS FAIRY TALES Monday, 26 August 2024 06:09 PM
Germans have Grimm brothers. We have NPP brothers.
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Palaniyandy Monday, 26 August 2024 06:09 PM
At last a young dedicated man Anura has arrived to save Sri Lanka All aged people like sajith and Ranil should go away from political life to allow Anura to bring back the country to a good economic nation Let’s vote all to Anura
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Ganesh Monday, 26 August 2024 06:25 PM
Talk about national unity, how about copies in English and Tamil for those who can't read Sinhala.
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Ikka Monday, 26 August 2024 06:47 PM
Can JVP/NPP say "We will strive to elevate Sri Lankan universities to be among the best educational institutions by eliminating cheap political influences and implementing strict laws to eradicate university ragging"and introduce private medical collages and universities with caliberation of developed countries to retain USD outflow.
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Ikka Monday, 26 August 2024 06:48 PM
Can JVP/NPP say "We will strive to elevate Sri Lankan universities to be among the best educational institutions by eliminating cheap political influences and implementing strict laws to eradicate university ragging"and introduce private medical collages and universities with caliberation of developed countries to retain USD outflow.
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Kishan Seneviratne Monday, 26 August 2024 06:55 PM
Knowing what Jalani Premadasa and Barber Fonseka doing it will be Gotabaya 2 if SJB gets elected lets wash these family of crooks who have been ruining our country for so many years. Lets create a true peoples government free thugs drug dealers and crooks.
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Jagath Leanage Monday, 26 August 2024 07:55 PM
One of the best MANIFESTOS ever seen in the recent past . But you should fulfill all promises before 2030.
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Ranga Monday, 26 August 2024 07:57 PM
Probably NPP is going to shoot them on the foot by increasing the tax free threshold Instead of starting from 50,000 as a lower bracket increasing to 200,000 is by the worst approach and will likely to bankrupt SL again Anyway JVP probably believe in Robin hood economics which is evident with taxing high income earners
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Sri Lankan Monday, 26 August 2024 08:13 PM
Anura, why this is only in Sinhala? How will the Tamil population read this? Atleast you should have made this in Sinhala and English. Are Sinhala speaking people the only citizens in Sri Lanka?
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Gayan Monday, 26 August 2024 11:29 PM
Those days JVP is behind the Mahinda Chinthanaya. I read somewhere it JVP, proposed the title for the manifesto.
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Kumara Monday, 26 August 2024 11:30 PM
Treat all races equally. So where is Tamil version?
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on looker Tuesday, 27 August 2024 05:30 AM
We have seen the track record of others ( Sajith Namal) and compared the track record of AKD while being a minister and the speeches and behavior of NPP guys in the parliament. It is very clear that they they should be given a chance to govern this country.
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Terrence K Tuesday, 27 August 2024 03:54 PM
@Warren - How can I not agree with your comments of the NPP party. Firstly these fellow are very good copy cats because they are quoting Dhammika Perera's saying to be a Rich country and have a Beautiful Life. Now they want to be elected to Parliament when during the Aragalaya period their focus was to destroy the Parliament. How can we trust Anura who is a Katussa changing his colours from time to time and even the educated voter, ignorant voter are caught up in his duplicity. Anyhow it is prudent not to comment on this party as the saying goes whatever you sow you will reap as happened to the 6.9mn voters in elevating Gota where the public itself told Gota go Home so the voters too will on the day of the election say"Anura do not come at All"!!!!!!
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