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SJB: LG polls will be referendum on govt.’s performance
The SJB says the upcoming local government elections will serve as a referendum on the current regime’s performance.
Addressing the media at the Opposition Leader’s Office, in Colombo, SJB treasurer and Colombo District MP, Dr. Harsha de Silva, said: “If the UNP and SLPP fail to win the polls, then they no longer have a mandate to rule. Now, the Elections Commission has fixed March 9 as the date for local council polls. We hope that the government will not try to scuttle the process. People must be given the opportunity to choose who they wish to be governed by in the local councils. Obviously if the ruling party wins, then that means they have a mandate from the people to continue. If that is not obtained then it is obvious, they don’t have the confidence of the people. This is much more than fixing culverts and the collection of garbage. It is almost a referendum of what people are thinking,” he said.
The Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) may take up the NHSL (National Hospital of Sri Lanka) issue at its executive committee meeting tomorrow (31), GMOA spokesman Dr. Chammil Wijesinghe has said.
Dr. Wijesinghe said so when The Island asked him whether the GMOA issued a statement or commented on the interdiction of Dr. Rukshan Bellana, Deputy Director at the NHSL. He said that a decision would be taken at the executive committee meeting.
The Railways Department yesterday (29) announced the restoration of services on the Puttalam line. The Department said that train services between Colombo Fort and Chilaw that had been disrupted, following damages caused by Cyclone Ditwah, had resumed. Cyclone Ditwah hit Sri Lanka on 27 Nov.
The section of the railway track, near the Kadupitiya Oya Bridge, located between Kudawewa and Madampe railway stations, was washed away by floods caused by Cyclone Ditwah.
The Navy has seized 43 fishing boats, along with 343 fishers, this year, for poaching in Sri Lankan waters. The last interception was made south of the Delft Island, Jaffna, on 27 December.
The boat and three fishermen taken into custody were brought to the Kareinagar Jetty and handed over to the Fisheries Inspector of Jaffna for legal action.
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