“Last 60 years since Independence has proved that the SLFP or the UNP or both parties together have failed to build and develop the country. Only the JVP could develop the country under its administration. Hence, the JVP should be prepared and geared up to establish administration by 2020,” said the National Organizer of Socialist Youth Union and Parliamentarian of the JVP Comrade Bimal Rathnayake.
Comrade Rathnayake said this addressing the Anuradhapura District Convention of the Socialist Youth Union (SYU) held on the 10th.
He said the media praising the students who showed excellence at the A/L Examination is appreciated but it should be remembered that only a meager 25,000 of the 149,000 students who sat the exam get qualified to enter university. The rest of the students are languishing at home with no hope for the future. Comrade Rathnayake said a system that gives equal opportunity to all those who seek higher education should be established and it could be done only by a people friendly administration.
The National Organizer of SYU said the yahapalana government is making a big noise about a new constitution. He said they were not opposed to formulating a new constitution but there were several issues in the country needed to be resolved first and the government is using the proposal about a new constitution to detract attention from burning issues. Comrade Bimal Rathnayake said the so called good governance policy has severely deteriorated so much that not a single corrupt individual of the previous regime has been brought to book and punished so far. He said a public outburst was needed to take action regarding Parliamentarian Hirunika Premachandra. However, those responsible for the murder of rugby player Wasim Thajudeen were still at large pointed out Comrade Bimal Rathnayake.
