Nine more Deputy Ministers sworn-in
Posted by Editor on October 10, 2013 - 11:32 am
– by Janaka Alahapperuma – Pix by: Sudath Silva –
Nine new MPs were sworn in as Deputy Ministers before the President at the Presidential Secretariat this morning on 10 October. They have received the letters of their appointments at the oaths ceremony. Most of these MPs gained large number of preferential votes at the last General Election.
The new deputy ministers are,
- Y.G. Padmasiri- Deputy Minister of Agriculture
- Hemal Gunasekara- Deputy Minister of Cooperatives & Internal Trade Affairs
- Victory Anthony Perera- Deputy Minister of Coconut Development and Janatha Estate Development
- Sarath Chandrasiri Muthukumarana- Deputy Minister of Rehabilitation & Prisons Reforms
- Nishantha Muthuhettigama- Deputy Minister of Minor Export Crop Promotion
- Mohan Lal Grero- Deputy Minister of Education
- Sanath Jayasuriya- Deputy Minister of Postal Services
- Sarath Weerasekara- Deputy Minister of Labour & Labour Relations
- Lakshman Wasantha Perera- Deputy Minister of Industries and Commerce
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Congradulations as you all have also joined the UPFA’s Jumbo Cabinet of Ministers and Deputy Ministers. So now please make hay while the sun shines with this golden opportunity
That’s an excellent move by HE MR identifying gaps in Government leadership and closing them with committed parliamentarians.
This move will be one of the measures that will derail the agenda of M/s Navi Pillay-Silva who has been unfairly and openly critical of our Governance structure.
Ministers are growing, which means there will be proper leaders to manage each and every part of society matters.
But why we still have thousand of issues?
Same time we need to understand that mistakes done by those leaders or responsible people to the community or country by thier wrong decisions should pay the price on them, not on to the public.
MR should implement proper rule on that, those who are taken the wrong decsions which cost to the economy or other matters to be punish or to reimburse the amounts.
The Rajapaksa Government has made this strategic move to broadbase its already excellent services to the Sinhala Buddhist population of the country.
There are a few more areas remaining to be covered by Ministers and Deputy Ministers; there are no capable Parliamentarians remaining in the UPFA for these positions.
I suggest BBS/Sinhala Ravaya Members be considered for direct appointment to Parliament via the “Lists” so that they can be assigned to the remaining posts.
Also, some members of the UNP and JVP can be considered for appointment. The TNA, which recently paid homage to the Sun God as a Tamil Patriot, should not be included as we never know what they are up to. The TNA’s recent Election Manifesto openly (and seditiously) called for a separate state. They have been voted in to the NPC on this basis.