Govt. politicians go scot free after raping children, women – UNP
by Zacki Jabbar-August 23, 2013
Many government politicians had been accused of raping and killing children and women, but no action had been taken against them, the UNP said yesterday.
Anuradhapura District UNP parliamentarian Chandrani Bandara told a news conference in Colombo that in the majority of cases where children and women had been raped and in most instances killed, the culprits were UPFA politicians, but the Rajapaksa regime was protecting even such criminals, she said.
Rapists and killers were also being whitewashed by some in the media, she noted.
Commenting on the unbearable cost of living, the MP pointed out that it was the woman who felt its impact most, due to the ultimate responsibility of keeping the home fires burning.
She observed that with the prices of all essential goods and services having gone out of the reach of the poor, women were struggling to feed and look after their families.Females were playing an important role in reviving the UNP and their numbers in the party had increased,Chandrani said.
The UNP support base,she noted had increased rapidly in recent years and they were confident of performing well at the forthcoming Northern,Central and North Western Provincial Council Elections.
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