Position of polls chief too, to go to Beliatta!

Tuesday, 11 February 2014 

An attempt is being reported 

from the Elections Commissioner’s Department to send incumbent polls chief Mahinda Deshapriya on retirement without giving him a service extension and to appoint a person from the home village of the president to the position.

The person tipped to be appointed as the new elections chief is U. Amaradasa, presently a deputy elections commissioner. His home village is Beliatta, which has made him qualified for the position above all others.

Temple Trees sources confirm to us that the president is to send Mr. Deshapriya on retirement before the next presidential election and make the new appointment.

Attempt to sell Daya’s properties at Sevanagala Sugar aborted

 Tuesday, 11 February 2014 

Police have intervened to prevent an attempt, in breach of an order by the Embilipitiya district court, to sell properties owned by Daya Group of Companies at Sevanagala Sugar Factory that has been taken over by the government under an expropriation act, but is being maintained with public funding.

Acting on a complaint, Sevanagala police aborted the attempt to sell vehicle parts and iron in a clear case of contempt of court, as the Embilipitiya HC ruled that only the land and the buildings at the factory belong to the government.

Police have decided to hold an inquiry into the complaint at 9.00 am tomorrow.

Certain employees of the factory and area residents point out that it is the political henchmen who come forward to buy at reduced prices, although a nominal tender calling is done to show that everything happens in accordance with the law.

The inaction by sugar industries minister Lakshman Seneviratne and factory chairman Keerthi Kotagama indicates that this is being done with their knowledge, by misusing the powers of the state, by the factory’s chief operations officer Amunugama as the key figure.

This illegal transaction gives them something in return too, certain employees and area residents suspect