Thus the poor quality of the town is due to the action taken by the Leadership of the political parties which nominated such poor quality people

The article stated that there are all sorts of traders including fish mongers selling their wares on the open road causing inconvenience to the public who use the roads these are being encouraged by Councillors to help their supporters and relatives. There are provisions in the ordinance to prevent these but the council members tell some of the officers who should take suitable action, not do so because there people are their supporters.

I must say that the problem is in nominating unsuitable persons to hold office as Councillors, thus the blame should go squarely to the higher ups of the political parties, who accepted the list of Candidates submitted by the respective organizers without going into the background and the suitability of the prospective nominees.

There are a large numbers of persons in the area who can do a superb service to the people if elected but the voter has only a limited choice since the nominated people are of very poor quality. Perhaps the respective organizers are reluctant to nominate people of good quality as they can be a threat to them politically.

Thus the poor quality of the town is due to the action taken by the Leadership of the political parties which nominated such poor quality people.

Rohana Soysa Former Chairman, Panadura Urban Council