Public awareness on development issues

there should be more transparency. Politicians cross over from time to time and help to form Governments. That is inevitable. In periodical shifts in administration (governments), only those inside benefit -- not the general pub lic. The Government must get cracking on projects that generate employment. Public highways need to be widened and improved.

Criticism

Yahapalanaya commenced from where Mahinda had stopped. They spoke about transparency but where are the proper processes or anything methodical happening with regard to the Port City project? The project was suspended for a short while – one wonders whether it was to fool us – and then restarted. Yahapalanaya has helped the favourities of the politicians to earn big commissions on projects without following proper tender procedures. It is clear and in the case of in the changes that happened in the Kandy highway deal. The Central Bank continues as if nothing happened on the bond issue. This Government is corrupt. Branding the former President as a thief plays on the psychology of the people while malpractices happen on a large scale. Even today coal transactions are happening. Minister Champika is trying to wash his hands in the process. He speaks like an Arahat now. Ranil is not corrupt but appears to have made provision for others to do so. This is being justified under brand ‘ Yahapalanaya’. The Port City Project is going on with the same environmental issues, only the mission has changed to make it a financial hub. The Premier has forgotten what he has once told the voters. Yahapalanaya is undercutting the people. Although promises were made about transparency and discipline there is no tender system or anything like that for public projects. Corruption in coal imports are going on at the expense of the public. There is no quality checking of coal imported for Norochcholai. It happened then and things are no different today. This Government is blaming Mahinda but doing what the previous regime had done under a new name as the same old rogues are still in the system. The bond issue is buried. Lies and deceptions cover the coal issue. How can the Kandy Highway project be truthful? I feel very sad for this country. The Kandy project has been suspended? We didn’t even know about it The corrupt from the other side have crossed to this side and they protect the system. The ruling party has to continue what had been agreed. It is doubtful if the projects will be completed. There isn’t a single project that would make giant strides in agriculture. Corruption needs to be halted. Transparency need to be re-established. People are not informed of developments and that is a tragedy. The previous opposition stated that the Port City is bad but has now declared it as ‘good’. No assessment as far as the public is aware has been made on environment implications.