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No other govt. has disconnected electricity supply to temples – SJB
By Saman Indrajith
The SJB says the SLPP-UNP administration is the only regime to have disconnected electricity supply to temples.
Addressing the media at the Opposition Leader’s Office in Colombo, Chief Opposition Whip, Kandy District MP Lakshman Kiriella, said: “The President, the Cabinet of Ministers, the MPs and officials representing the executive have taken an oath to uphold the Constitution. But in recent months we have seen that the government has failed to carry out its duty to foster and protect Buddhism. Electricity supply to some Buddhist temples, including the Mihintale Raja Maha Viharaya, c has been disconnected. Our leader Sajith
Premadasa paid the bill and restored the supply to the Mihintale Raja Maha Viharaya. I spoke to several temples this morning and found that the electricity supply to many temples had been cut off. This is the first ever government to send an electricity bill to the Dalada Maligawa for conducting the annual Dalada Perahera.”
Kiriella said that the problem of electricity supply to temples had been raised during the last couple of years. “I raised this issue in the House one and a half years back and asked the Minister of Power what plans that the government had to solve this issue. The Minister responded that arrangements were being made to provide solar power to every temple and religious institutions, but he has reneged on his promise.”
Following the conclusion of bilateral discussions between President Anura Kumara Disanayake and Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi, official-level talks between the delegations of Sri Lanka and India commenced this morning (05) at the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo.
Representing the Government of Sri Lanka were Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism, Vijitha Herath; Minister of Labour and Deputy Minister of Economic Development, Anil Jayantha; Secretary to the President Dr. Nandika Sanath Kumanayake; Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, Dr. P. Nandalal Weerasinghe, along with other senior officials.
The Indian delegation included Minister of External Affairs Dr. S. Jaishankar, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri and His Excellency Santosh Jha, High Commissioner of India to Sri Lanka, along with several other senior officials of the Government of India.
Indian Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, who arrived in Sri Lanka on the invitation of President Anura Kumara Disanayake on Friday [04] night, visited the Presidential Secretariat this morning (05).
The Indian Prime Minister was warmly welcomed by President Anura Kumara Disanayake upon his arrival at the Presidential Secretariat.
Prime Minister Modi is currently on a state visit to Sri Lanka, reaffirming the theme “Friendship of Centuries — Commitment to a Prosperous Future” which symbolises the longstanding ties between Sri Lanka and India. The Indian Premier is scheduled to remain in the country until tomorrow (06).
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The official welcoming ceremony for Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, was held this morning (05) at the Independence Square in Colombo.
On arrival at the Independence Square the Indian Prime Minister was warmly welcomed by President Anura Kumara Disanayake.
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