Daily Temple Trees expenditure Govt. clueless
BY Ruwan Laknath Jayakody
November 17, 2014
Whilst denying that the government was engaging in political bribery, United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA) General Secretary, Susil Premajayantha said, only the relevant authorities can comment on the daily expenditure at the Temple Trees.
The Minister of Environment and Renewable Energy added that the government had obtained sponsorships for the lavish functions. It is said that the President accommodated over 15 types of public servants and other groups, over 5,000 persons daily, in recent times.
The minister scoffed at the idea that such activities constituted political bribes as elections monitoring bodies, Campaign for Free and Fair Elections, People's Action for Free and Fair Elections and Network for Election Monitoring – Intellectuals for Human Rights have noted, adding that they were not political bribes for the mere fact that the Presidential Election had yet to be announced.
He explained that this was akin to fundraising campaigns. "In the United States of America, one has the Democrats and Republicans both engaging in political fundraising of this sort. This is normal, plus the election is yet to be called," Premajayantha noted.
The Sri Lanka Freedom Party has already briefed 11,478 local government politicians attached to the UPFA Government in 16 districts and 22 electorates, with regard to their respective roles in the upcoming Presidential Election campaign of President, Mahinda Rajapaksa.
BY Ruwan Laknath Jayakody
November 17, 2014
Whilst denying that the government was engaging in political bribery, United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA) General Secretary, Susil Premajayantha said, only the relevant authorities can comment on the daily expenditure at the Temple Trees.
The Minister of Environment and Renewable Energy added that the government had obtained sponsorships for the lavish functions. It is said that the President accommodated over 15 types of public servants and other groups, over 5,000 persons daily, in recent times.
The minister scoffed at the idea that such activities constituted political bribes as elections monitoring bodies, Campaign for Free and Fair Elections, People's Action for Free and Fair Elections and Network for Election Monitoring – Intellectuals for Human Rights have noted, adding that they were not political bribes for the mere fact that the Presidential Election had yet to be announced.
He explained that this was akin to fundraising campaigns. "In the United States of America, one has the Democrats and Republicans both engaging in political fundraising of this sort. This is normal, plus the election is yet to be called," Premajayantha noted.
The Sri Lanka Freedom Party has already briefed 11,478 local government politicians attached to the UPFA Government in 16 districts and 22 electorates, with regard to their respective roles in the upcoming Presidential Election campaign of President, Mahinda Rajapaksa.
