Devananda says will vie for NP Chief Minister post
Traditional Industries and Small Enterprise Development Minister Douglas Devananda said he expects to contest the Northern Provincial Council Election to be held this year.
Responding to a question by a journalist at a press conference at the Information Department yesterday, the minister said he would be contesting for Chief Minister of the Northern Provincial Council.
The minister said returning unutilised funds of the local government authorities to the Treasury is a usual procedure adding that the unutilised money given to the TNA controlled Local Government Institutions in the Northern Province for last year has also been channeled back to the Treasury.
Devananda said according to the new and ongoing projects in the Northern Province, money would be once again allocated for 2013 for these local government authorities.
He said the financial provisions to the TNA controlled local government bodies were not invested properly for development projects and activities.
Courtesy: Daily News
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Traditional Industries and Small Enterprise Development Minister Douglas Devananda said he expects to contest the Northern Provincial Council Election to be held this year.
But what are your priorities for the Northern People? don’t you think that before you vie for a position, you must tell the Government to implement the full LLRC recommendations and find a lasting solution for the Northen and Easten people’s long standing unsolved issues faced by the Tamil Community??? Or are you only keen in getting prominent positions and by pass the tamil people’s buring problems in Sri Lanka???
We dont need this para-military groups in Sri Lanka. Sri lanka has a Army, Police, Navy and Airforce to safeguard the citizens. All the weapons should be taken away from them. These groups bring a bad reputation for the SL forces.
Mr Devananda intends to become the uncrowned king of Yaalpana with his own personal army.
Is he not a member of the Cabinet which is considering repeal of the 13th amendment and abolishing Provincial Councils? I support that measure as provincial Councils are a waste of time and money.
With Divi Negume, micro-economic progress at grassroot levels will be achieved under the leadership of Basil Rajapaksa.
We don’t need uncrowned kings heading each province.
Mr Devananda should consider retirement as he will be behind bars in India pretty soon as he is wanted over there on murder charges.