Rajapaksa is country's dictator, Ranil is dictator for UNP, rotating politics cannot solve crises created by capitalism – JVP
SUNDAY, 10 FEBRUARY 2013
Mahinda Rajapaksa is the dictator of the county while Ranil Wickremesinghe is he dictator of the UNP, the ‘rotating political system’ does not have solutions for the crises of capitalism said the General Secretary of the JVP Tilvin Silva adding that only a correct political leadership could find solutions for the tragedies confronted by the country.
He said, “At a time where there isn’t any election in the country we have come to meet you to have a dialogue regarding crises confronted by the country and how they could be overcome. JVP comes to meet masses not only during election periods. We are going throughout the country and have made the masses of the country aware when the country is confronted by a crisis. At this moment too we are going round the country addressing the people.
Recently, Mr. Mahinda Rajapaksa and his cabinet celebrated the 65th independence day at Trincomalee. Britishers left our country 65 years ago However, do our people celebrate genuine freedom? Our country is entangled in a massive socio-political-economic crisis. People’s real freedom is being denied to them. As such, the existing political environment should be understood properly.
You all know that Mr. Mahinda Rajapaksa, disregarding the verdicts given by the Supreme Court and the Appeal Court, removed, unethically and without any shame, Dr. Shirani Bandaranayake from the post of chief justice through an illegal impeachment. Afterwards, his associate who was the adviser to the cabinet was appointed the chief justice. Then a law was brought enabling the police to detain arrestees for 48 hours. Laws are brought to suppress people not to protect them.
There was an outburst regarding Rizana recently. She was a child of school going age. Her age was altered in the passport for her to go to Middle East to keep her family living. She was murdered by the Saudi regime claiming she had erred. What did Mahinda Rajapaksa do? He couldn’t do anything. About 400 Sri Lankans who go for employment abroad die or are killed annually. The government doesn’t care about bringing in legislation regarding foreign employment. A court is to punish a girl who had picked eight coconuts to find Rs.800 the school demanded for a fund. There are families in Sri Lanka that cannot find Rs.800. The children are confronted with the sorry situation of being unable to find money for school requirements due to the poverty of their parents. Isn’t the government responsible for this state?
This government doesn’t allocate funds for education. They only pay the teachers. The government does not maintain schools and their buildings. All this has to be done by the school staff. This is why principals have to collect money from students. This is why children have to pick coconuts. Now, Bandula Gunawardene has got excited and is issuing circulars. It is the government that issued circulars asking principals to collect money. We would like to ask the government how much was allocated for education from the budget. This is why University Teachers asked for an allocation of 6% of GDP for education of the children of this county. Did the government pay any attention to this? No. 2012 budget had an allocation of 1.86% for education;the allocation in 2013 budget for education is only 1.5%. President’s daily expenses is Rs.20 million which means his hour’s spending is Rs.800,000.
Now the government has gone mad. The people in the county suit the government. They merely watch the government that has gone mad. We should not be inactive. We have to think of justice, law and fair play.
The A/L results have been released. There is good and bad in these results. There are about 16000 student who have failed all three subjects. This is the standard of education carried out by the government. There are no facilities; students have no way of studying properly. On the other hand about 1000 students who have got qualified to enter universities with three ‘A’ passes from Commerce stream would not be able to go to universities. Due to failure of ‘Z’ score students who have got three ‘A’s stay at home and those who have two ‘A’s and a ‘B’ go to the university. This is the state of education in this country. Not only in education, crises are developing in all sectors.
A Buddhist Bhikku has been hacked to death. Humans are killed for land issues. How low our society has stooped to! There is no value for human life. This social system has failed to give value for human life. The government is maintaining a pro-imperialist family regime. There is no regard for social values. The country is shown the development pomp. However, the economy is breaking down day by day and the society is disintegrating. Mahinda Rajapaksa has not selected the production economy. He moves away from production and sells lands and resources to foreigners. They are talking of an entertainment economy based on tourism. It is not a decent tourist economy that is aimed at. The government’s main aim is an entertainment economy. Now tourists do not come to enjoy the natural beauty of the country. What is being developed is tourism with the concept ‘3S’ – sea, sun and sex. Tourists come looking for prostitutes. This is why the government legalized casinos; took away tax for Lamborghinis. Prostitutes are also imported.
The tourist industry Mahinda Rajapaksa talks about is not a developed or a pleasant one. Indians who have got tourist visas are working in paddy fields in the East. Some tourists use the iron for baking ‘rotty’ and making omelets. Robbers, plunderers and racketeers too come into the country with tourist visas. The government takes all these to its statistics of the number of tourists that visit Sri Lanka. This is a farce. Tourist industry cannot be developed in this manner. Valuable lands from Galle Face to the Eastern coast are sold to foreign companies. Valuable islands have been given to multinational companies. The fields and tanks used by farmers for their cultivation have been given to ‘land’ sea-planes. Agriculture in the country has broken down. It doesn’t gain any income. It is only pomposity.
None of the projects that have been built with loans earn any income. There is no income from Norochcholai power station, Hambantota port and the highway. Masses are taxed to pay the instalment and the interest of the loans. This type of development is a crown of thorns. The development has fallen on people’s heads. People are given what they do not want but they are not given what they want. Batons and tear gas was brought to suppress masses that take to the streets. It is not necessary to bring down tear gas as the eyes of our people are always filled with tears.
Ministries are created without any basis. Despite there is no atomic energy a ministry is created for atomic energy. A ministry is created for sugar as well. Ministries are partitioned to accommodate more ministers. Tea and rubber industries have broken down; coconuts are imported from India. However, there is a minister of plantation industries.
Loans, taxes and fines are the only income of the government . According to last budget a figure similar to the income had to be taken as loans to meet the budget deficit. This income is the money taken as taxes and fines from the masses. Mahinda Rajapaksa family has made this country their play ground. It is Carlton sports club of the family that plays all games. It is Carlton, the family channel that broadcasts sports. Hotels too belong to Rajapaksa family. The people in the country doesn’t have any claim for the economy of the country.
The health and education sectors have broken down, No funds are allocated for them. The country is ruled according to the wishes of the World Bank and IMF of imperialists. Imperialism is gratified by promising lands, property and devolution of power. Mahinda Rajapaksa has now taken over the judiciary. Democracy was abolished to do it. Now, foreign pressure has increased. He is trying to pacify imperialists. Imperialists make use of democracy and human rights to interfere in countries. The government abolished both to get more power. Taking advantage of the situation the USA sent three representatives to Sri Lanka. They collected information. There is a possibility that recommendations at the Human Rights Council summit in Geneva in March would go against Sri lanka. as such, G.L Peiris was sent to India to canvass its vote stating the government was prepared for a devolution package according to 13th amendment. The country is betrayed to India while shouting patriotism. Some time ago a minister slaving for Rajapaksa Waluwwa was hollering that ‘13’ should be abolished. The government completely ignored him. Now 19th amendment is to be brought to have more power.
Mahinda Rajapaksa regime is building an economy as required by imperialists. Lands in Sampoor were given to India. The power station being built by India has been freed of tax for 25 years. The government dances according to the tune of the IMF. As such, masses that are being tormented by the conduct of mahinda Rajapaksa regime should understand the real reason why they are getting tormented. We are taking measures to rally the masses and build a people’s power against the tormenting regime. All should rally to defeat Mahinda Rajapaksa family regime and imperialist agendas in our country.
Many who trotted along the path Mahinda Rajapaksa is moving had to come down from their thrones amidst mass opposition. Some had to flee the country. This is the end despots like Ben Ali, Hosni Mubarak, Batista met with. Mahinda Rajapaksa too will face the same fate.
Solutions for these crises cannot be found in isolation. There are no separate answers for education issues, increase in prices of commodities, unemployment or the bleak future for our children. The crisis is in the social system. Capitalism doesn’t have solutions for our issues. Bringing Ranil to take the place of Mahinda will not be a solution for this crisis. Rotating political system will not be the answer. How can Ranil, who cannot solve the issues in his party, solve crises in the country? Mahinda Rajapaksa is the dictator of the country while Ranil Wickremesinghe is the dictator of the UNP. Recently, the whole country saw on which side the UNP was. In all mass struggles the UNP was with the government.
As such, another way should be paved to solve crises. There should be a change in the social system. The masses should develop the economy of the country and masses should receive the benefits of the economy. Now the economy is owned by Rajapaksa family and imperialists. The masses that maintain the economy do not get benefits of this economy. Hence, a system that gives benefits of the economy to the masses is required. Socialism is such a system. Capitalist Rajapaksas do not have solutions for issues of Rizanas, students, youths and the people in our country.
Only a party that is prepared to sacrifice everything, endure difficulties and has a correct vision could find solutions for these crises. MPs who get sold for money and other benefits cannot do so. Leaders who danced to the tune of imperialists cannot find solutions for people’s issues. As such, only the JVP could give leadership to solve these issues.
All Sinhalese, Tamil, Muslim masses should rally to change the deplorable state our country is confronted with. They should not be mislead by various interested groups and allow any communal or religious clashes. All communities should unite against the enemy. Unity is our strength. We invite everybody to take the flag of unity to their hands.”
