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Lost opportunity
The new Transport Minister A.H.M.Fowzie visited the Kesbewa bus depot last week to inquire about the difficulties faced by the employees there. The SLFP organiser for the area Chandana Kathriaratchchi also turned up at the scene but he had politics on his mind.

Ignoring the grievances raised by the employees, Mr. Kathriaratchci went on to make it a political platform which soon angered the minister who asked him to stop this kind of talk, but he ignored the minister’s request and carried on. The end result was the annoyed minister walked out half way into the meeting and angry employees were heard cursing that the opportunity they had to air their grievances had been lost.

Empty handed
Mr. Fowzie also visited the President last week with a group of Muslim businessmen to recommend their appointment as heads of some Departments under his purview. The President had dismissed him saying that “I have given you a very good Ministry, so try to improve that instead of trying to get others involved.” So the disappointed minister had to go away empty handed..

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