UNP Democratic Group hails Eastern polls

The outcome of the recently concluded polls in the Batticaloa district is a clear indication of people’s desire to enter the democratic process and their rejection of the rule of terror. General-Secretary to the UNP (D) Group R. A. D. Sirisena said in a press release.

“We as a constituent party to the government representing UNP are extremely happy of the outcome and call upon the government to establish democracy and rule of law in the North and Eastern Province, he said.

The 59% voter reign for nearly two decades should be recognised as people desire to participate in the decision making process.

At the time when the government is making a massive effect to re-build this war-torn area putting in place the elected bodies at the grassroots level will make development people oriented, participatory, and meaningful.

It is also heartening to note that the people who earlier rejected the democratic process and believed in the gun-culture entering the mainstream democratic politics and their willingness to work side by side with other political groups.