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Wednesday, October 20, 2010 - 5.02 GMT |
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Peace dividends
should be enjoyed by all - President
'Serve public equally' |
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President Mahinda Rajapaksa called on State officials to serve all members of the public equally, irrespective of their caste, ethnicity or religion. He told State officials to ensure that the dividends of peace go to the public in the form of economic development.
The President made this statement yesterday (20) addressing both State officials and politicians during the progress review meeting of development activities in the Northern Province, held at Vanni Security Forces Headquarters, Vavuniya.
He stressed that assistance to the masses should be distributed equally and advised State officials to impart their services without bias. The President also stated that he had received certain complaints from the public on the issue and told them to act impartially and prevent a recurrence if such issues exist.
This meeting was a historic occasion as it was the first time that a President attended a development review meeting in the Northern Province.
While commenting that the area had undergone a significant transition since emerging from the devastation caused by terrorism, the President noted that all should be committed to protect the hard won freedom and peace. He said that now the country was united under one Government and told State officials that their prime objective should be to serve the public equally and productively.
President Rajapaksa on the occasion reviewed the progress of development work in the province and discussed future plans. He brought to the notice of the officials several shortcomings and advised them to take swift measures to rectify the anomalies.
He emphasized on the need to accelerate development, to renovate school buildings and dilapidated infrastructure, build new housing facilities, speed up resettlement, improve livelihood avenues, prevent encroachment of land, provide viable transportation, electricity etc.
The meeting was attended by Ministers Basil Rajapaksa, Douglas Devananda and Rishard Badthuideen and MPs Namal Rajapaksa and Jeya Sri Ranga. Northern Province Governor Major General G A Chandrasiri, Secretary Defence Gotabaya Rajapaksa, Army Commander, the IGP, Ministry Secretaries, Government Agents of all districts in the Northern Province and other local and national level administrative officials were also present.
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