People have not forgotten JVP terror

by W. T. J. S. Kaviratne Ambalangoda Special Corr.

“The JVP in order to hide its political bankruptcy creates baseless stories against me and it is high time for the JVP to realise that the people of this country have not forgotten their past terrorist activities”, said PA candidate for the Southern Provincial Council election and the Galle District S.L.F.P. Organiser Sajin Vas Gunawardena addressing a meeting held at Ambalangoda during the weekend.

He said during the dark era of JVP terror, thousands of innocent people including, scholars, erudite Buddhist Monks, Professionals and Politicians were gunned down almost on daily basis. Banks, jewellery shops and other business establishments were robbed. JVP gunmen were worse than LTTE terrorists during that period. They had destroyed the economy of the country.

The PA candidate said peace loving people of this country who eschewed violence and terrorism would never trust the JVP.

He said today the people of this country were rallying round PA and President Mahinda Rajapaksa irrespective of party politics. Referring to his plans in developing Galle District he said that the opinions and needs of the people at grass root levels would be taken into consideration in development programs.

The PA candidate said the development plans for the villages should be done by the people and not according to the whims and fancies of politicians. Over the years many of the development programs proved to be unsuccessful due to the fact that they had been done without people’s participation wasting millions in public funds.

Southern Province was not an exception, during his survey in the Galle District he said that he found numerous unsuccessful development programs done wasting public funds. Galle District was rich in resources but these resources were not properly utilised.

The PA candidate said in addition to the Plantation sector, Tourism and numerous other Industries could be further developed, in order to improve economy and generate employment opportunities for the unemployed.

He said that according to his novel development program for the Galle District, he had already assigned a team of organisers in every Grama Niladhari Division of the Galle District to identify the requirements of the villages. Members numbering more than 800 in this team had already submitted him lists of requirements of the villages of the Galle District.

All the relevant issues would be discussed in the Temples and other places of religious worship in the village, he said.