NPP leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake launched the Party’s election manifesto today with a pledge to abolish the executive presidency, enact a new constitution and punish the corrupt.
Here are highlights of the NPP leader's speech:-
“We have come forward with a well-planned program for all sectors. It’s not an ad hoc program hurriedly put together.”
“We held discussions for over two years encompassing 34 sectors to prepare the document. “
“ Others have been talking more about us than we do ourselves. But we will not answer to them. We have given our reply with our work. “
“Today all sectors have collapsed wholly. When we talk to anyone in any sector they tell us of the dysfunction in these sectors. There is no good news about any sector.”
“ We are taking on the responsibility of uplifting the entirety of the country. Patchwork will not work anymore.”
“ It is so bad that it is difficult to say from where we are going to start but in this program, we have laid down a step-by-step plan to unentangle this situation.”
“Today law and order are also in shambles. The dirty political culture of this country is the cause of all this. We will restore law and order once again.”
“For many years there has been disunity among all communities. The political culture of this country is divisive. Laws alone will not bring about unity. The NPP will do away with the politics of division and engage in politics of unity.”
We will introduce a new constitution as soon as possible in which the rights of all communities are guaranteed. We will also ensure that language rights are fully ensured in a practical manner as we as religious rights.
“ We also pledge to abolish the executive presidency.”
“ We will have a maximum of 25 ministers and 25 ministries and 25 deputy ministers. We will not have any state ministries. We will stop this practice of appointing ministers to allow them to enrich themselves.”
“The NPP will also have a foreign policy that will not lead to geopolitical tensions in the area.”
“Corruption is a problem that has become embedded in the country. We will ensure that those involved in corruption will be punished and this will be done retrospectively so that the corrupt will not go free.”
“We will ensure economic justice to all .”
“ Many foreign investors have turned back from our country due to corruption here. We encourage foreign investors to come here but we will not even have a glass of water at their expense.”
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