PRESIDENT CALLS FOR NATIONAL UNITY AT PIBIDEMU POLONNARUWA PROGRAMME

President Maithripala Sirisena invited all to commit themselves to achieve goals of national unity and religious reconciliation with the dawn of development across the country.

The President said that the government had implemented countrywide massive programmes to alleviate the poverty of the people and to deliver the development benefits to all communities irrespective of race, ethnicity and religious differences.

He made these remarks participating in an event held at the Lankapura Al Hilal Pura Jumma Mosque, last week.

Another 180 development projects which had been completed under the “Pibidemu Polonnaruwa (Awakening of Polonnaruwa)” District Development Programme The President said that the government had implemented countrywide massive programmes to alleviate the poverty of the people and to deliver the development benefits to all communities irrespective of race, ethnicity and religious differences were vested in the public in Polonnaruwa on 01st, 02nd and 03rd August with the participation of the President, the Prime Minister, Ministers, intellectuals and artistes.

During the event, the Ministers and MPS pointed out that the President had demonstrated the true leadership quality without forgetting the people of the village who were the strength at the beginning of his political journey.

They also said that the name of President Maithripala Sirisena will be carved in the history as the leader who awakened the historic Pulatisipura after the era of the ancient kings.

It is significant that among the projects vested in the public during the last three days, a development project implemented in all the schools of the district were vested in the students.

And many development projects including the expansion of the facilities in the health sector, road development, providing of drinking water facilities and development of religious places were carried out.

The development activities implemented at the Al Hilal Pura Jumma Mosque were vested in the public by the President.

Bakker Moulavi conducted a special prayer to invoke blessings on the President.