nor to even have called for an end to pre-election viloence – isn’t the need of the hour to make a statement that this lack of responsible behaviour will no longer be tolerated? There are reports that underworld figures have been asked to come back to Sri Lanka by the Rajapaksa Government to participate and stir pre and post election violence. There are reports from the police, DIG and Auditor General as well as from the Election Commisioner and the Former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court that the problems are all eminating from the offices of the President. There are major portions of tsunami funds unaccounted for and there is no indication that a Free and Fair election will be held on January 26th.
http://www.dailymirror.lk/print/index.php/news/123-news/1040.html
Prior to talking about more loans for “redevelopment” the issues of the day of corruption, family favoritism, the lack of initiative to implement the constitution and the continual harrasment of ordinary citizens including reports that villagers are being run over by trucks operating questionable sand mining operations leave the heads of certain political parties in the government coalition also acting in completey illegal and reckless manners. My granfather was the founder of the World Buddhist Congress and my bloodlines go back to the original Queen of Sri Lanka. My feeling about political parties is that with all the vaulting that goes on between parties that there is no rationale for placing interchangeable laurels on any politician’s head – living or dead. The is not a mandate in the land for either a ruler or a ruling party that cannot rule itself by the rules embnodied in the constitution. The big mistake of all recent political leaders is that they have not followed the constitution and instead of speaking of non-matter such as the 17th amendment the need of the day is the 17th amendment. Rajapaksa has not implemented the 17th amendment prior to running presidential elections and he is curbing the Election Commisioner from performance of duties. That is a dereliction of his own dities. We have had enough of election promises that have come to naught and we will not be lining the pockets of politicians who work in conjunction with criminal mafias that kill our citizens for peacefully and in an orderly manner excersising their rights. The time to have implemented these promises was prior to elections being held – which is precisely what Rajapaksa promised to do and has not done. An interim government for Sri Lanka based on immediate implementation of the 17th amendment and a concurrent review of post tsunami aide and BOI dealings is indeed necessarry after Eelam War as well as taking the legal and remedial actions to ensure that the country works properly so that there will not be a need for another war is the call of the day.
The biggest problem is that the politicians have forgotten that they too are public servants and the tax base can be greatly restructured to a One Tax/ Level Tax system based on all citizens of legal age filing a tax return. That is also a fundemental instrument in creating Equal Rights.
http://www.lankabusinessonline.com/fullstory.php?nid=255840951
Selling off companies that are listed under Ceylinco Groups to unregistered family based entities also is not a matter that should be approved by the SEC and this sale should come under full judicial and controller reviews as there are 700 thousand investors that have not been paid. Vote for change and accountability a combination that can be gained by a Fonseka/Silva ticket.
I do not believe that the GSP + matter is legally an item that is still applicable to Sri Lanka and I do believe that Equal Rights is tied to the constitution of our country and not to GSP+. I disagreed with Wickremesinghe economic policy that left so many unemployed but think that the overloading of the government sector is also not beneficial there has to be a proper mix. This problem is a much easier fix than the issue was under Wickremesinghe economics.
The economy is not in ruins but before we take on debt we should constructively consider and implement the manners of checks and balances of which the easiest and most powerful tool is the tax return as we can hypothesize all day long about what is driving and stagnating the economy and what sectors/individuals should qualify for additional assistance because currently those that need assistance are not getting it and the funds are not being accounted for.
These issues were ones that I had asked to be completely reviewed 3 years back and the findings still have not been released because of the major fracture in the opinions of political parties – there is a real fear that exists in going back to capitalist stream which disregards the needs of the masses and instead of barreling back into an “open” economy there needs to be stage where prepatory foundation is set. We cannot build an economy based on GSP+ because GSP+ was afforded to
CHECK DRAFTS NOW CABREAAL/BEN B/SILVIO