A tense situation prevailed at the Moratuwa Municipal Council premises today (26) when the Moratuwa Deputy Mayor Ajith Pushpakumara, a suspect in the murder of Chief Buddhist monk of the Sunandopanandaramaya Temple, arrived to attend the council meeting. Hundreds of persons including Buddhist monks surrounded the prison bus and protested against him attending council sessions. The Deputy Mayor was therefore taken back to prison. -April 25, 2013

Pavithra steals Rs.1000 from Bandula's Rs.2500 – Handunneththi

FRIDAY, 26 APRIL 2013

Ms. Pavithra Wanniarachchi has taken away Rs.1000 from the Rs.2500 Minister Bandula Gunawardene said that people could live with says JVP Parliamentarian Sunil Handunneththi.

He said this regarding the electricity tariff hike that has been brought about by the government from the 20th and specially the difference of Rs.1000 in the electricity bill of a person using 90 units and that of one using 91 units.

Speaking further Mr. Handunneththi said, "We remember that some time back Minister Bandula Gunawardene said Rs.2500 would be sufficient for an ordinary family to make ends meet for a month. However, according to Ms. Pavithradevi Wanniarachchi's formula the difference between 90 and 91 units, that is for one unit, is Rs.1197 which means Pavithradevi has taken away Rs.1000 from the Rs.2500 Bandula estimated.

Now according to their formula the ordinary family is left with Rs.1500 to consume the rest of the 90 units, schooling for the children, for medicine, food, clothes and all other expenses.

Mr. Bandula Gunawsrdene ridiculed the masses. Today, Pavithradevi has given fire to take revenge from the masses. This is not an issue of the ministers. This is the folly of this system followed by this government. As such the masses in this country should rally not only to drive away this government that torments masses by increasing electricity tariffs, bus fares prices of commodities and fuel but also the sinister system they follow."