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- President
Development and welfare measures will not be curtailed in spite of the conflict and the Government is working according to a plan to bring prosperity, President Mahinda Rajapaksa asserted, addressing the 56th Anniversary Celebrations of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) held in colombo yesterday (02). The security forces have not only liberated the East in toto from the terrorists, but also captured Silavathura off Mannar, the President said. The President also noted that the Eastern Resurgence programme was already underway and resettlement of the displaced has almost completed. Continuing the president said: “A new agricultural drive will start tomorrow. All major development programmes were underway and there is no restriction on granting Government jobs. No welfare and subsidy programmes will be truncated.” He pointed out that the revelations of the COPE reports indicate the corruption of the UNP regime during their two-year tenure and not of the present Government. “We wish to reveal the truth to eradicate corruption. The media too should expose them to our supporters. However there is a way, a formality to be adopted in a democratic manner,” he said. The President said that he was aware of the rising costs of living, and using all means at their disposal to lower it, despite the uncontrollable global market factors. The Government was losing billions of rupees as a result of the removal of VAT on essential items. Referring to the SLFP,
he said although certain individuals may leave the party and end-up as
failed orphans, as in the past, the party, which feels the pulse of the
common man, will still stay strong and move forward triumphantly.
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