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Government to enhance its good governance : Cabinet re shuffle in the offing !

(Lanka-e-News -17.Dec.2016, 11.30PM)  It  is becoming increasingly clear that the expectations of the masses which campaigned  with commitment to  overthrow the Rajapakse regime , and to appoint a president and a  government of good governance are not being fulfilled  , and the popularity of the  two chiefs of the consensual government are on the decline day by day. Hence the  government has decided to   take measures to enhance the image of the good governance , based on reports reaching Lanka e news inside information division. 

Accordingly , to bring about the welcome change,  the government has organized a massive propaganda program along with   a celebration  to mark the  completion of  its  two years in power on 8th January  2017 , alongside  the commencement of the proposed ‘ investment zone’ jointly with the Chinese government in Hambantota . Simultaneously , the government ‘s attention has been drawn to a  Cabinet re shuffle with a view to somehow win back  the pro government  forces that are currently alienating themselves from good governance government .

Four ministers who have come in for heavy flak of the pro  good governance forces are to be replaced via  the re shuffle , and the government through that is hoping  to please  and fulfill the aspirations of the people’s forces that installed good governance in power.
 
Among the four ministers who would be affected by the re shuffle is a minister against whom the civil organization leaders have written five times to the president and the prime minister . These four ministers have incurred the displeasure of the  president and P.M. , and now what remains is  their joint decision only. 
 
If the portfolios of  four  ministers are to be withdrawn or changed , the new ministers replacing them or  four other ministers taking over their portfolios  have  to be done promptly . In that case about ten changes are likely to  take place in the cabinet reshuffle.
 
It is the view of the neutral non partisan  advisors that if the president does not accept the responsibility for the ministers ( henchmen of the president) who are  engaging in scathing criticisms against the UNP which is the more powerful constituent of the consensual government , and does not silence them, it  will be an index that those ministers  have indulged in those denunciations with the blessings and on the advice of the president . Besides , if this cabinet re shuffle is obstructed by this group  ,and it is postponed , it is the good governance government that will lose its popularity further among the pro good governance masses.

Meanwhile , a new  propaganda machinery  that is supportive of   the  UNP leader is  to be launched by Arjun Aloysius early next year. That powerful media chain will comprise six newspapers, three television stations and three broadcasting stations . To begin with , there will be a Sinhala newspaper publication   followed by the English newspaper ,and finally the Tamil newspaper.  

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Too little too late. This government is treating us like fools. We are lifelong supporters of the UNP. My maternal grandfather was supposed to have contributed one-third of the sum required in the 1930s to launch the UNP. Now we are losing faith fast. I have lost faith. I will not vote UNP again unless there is a notable improvement. I will also ensure that the UNP will not get 198 votes from my village.
-- by Indrapathy on 2016-12-17

To regain the confidence all what the president or PM has to do is carry out the pledges and clean up the legal system making it reliable consistent and treats all citizens equally before the law.
-- by Ranjan Fernando on 2016-12-18

Mr President and Mr Prime Minister, it took a lot for the Yahapalanaya loving nation to overturn the previous regime. None of you mentioned at the time that you will give top priority to your own party politics at the expense of the golden opportunity given to you two by the fair-minded people in the county. If your voters sensed 24 months ago that this is the way you two would be carrying out the results of the past two elections could have been much different. After two years of silent observation now it is clear even to an average peasant that you both are moving in different directions to what you promised at the last two elections. What seems to be happening now is that instead of the two leaders in the country giving direction to the nation, they both still seem to be taking directions from those corrupted people close to the previous regime or from their own ranks. The inevitable end result will be that the nation will have lost another golden opportunity to restore the nobleness, honesty and dignity in future parliaments and governments in the country. People voted you two in to put an END to corruption, injustice, political crimes and killings in the country. People did NOT vote you two in to use the power and authority of those positions to play your own petty party politics and games. It is very clear that you both have failed to deliver what you individually and jointly promised over and over again during those elections. None of your scorecards seems to have reached even the pass mark after 24 months in Office and no one’s score seem to be improving either. As a result, it is unfortunate that such organisations like Purawesibalaya on whose shoulders you two came into power had to officially and publicly register their disapproval to your government. Remember these civil organisations still represent those 6.2 million people to whom they are responsible for but not to you two anymore, as you two have sadly forgotten them and have chosen your own new godfathers and godchildren. It is unfortunate that both of you have failed to understand why each of your popularity has gone down since the last election. It will be your 6.2 million voters who will turn against you first if you failed to deliver your promises. You only have 36 months to go. If one predicts the future from your past 24months performance, it is hard to think how is the nation going to see a light at the end of the tunnel. As a general observer, gathering information from a handful of independent media channels outside the country, I come to the conclusion that this government has misused power, protected criminals, allowed friends to syphon public money on a mega-scale, manipulated justice, appointed wrong people in cabinet and key government positions. The first day Mr President did not listen to the voice of his supporters is the first day he lost his 6.2 million people including Ven Sobhitha thero, who we lost for ever perhaps as a result. That was the day he appointed those candidates, who had corruption allegations to contest at the last election under his political leadership. The first day I questioned the integrity of the Prime Minister was the day he appeared with the man who was under investigation for the historical daylight robbery at the Central Bank. Mr Clean does not seem clean anymore. Mr Honest does not seem honest anymore. The two at the top may still be thinking that they are the winners but the reality is NOT ANYMORE. If those people who voted them into high Offices ended up being the losers again they will NEVER FORGIVE THEIR LEADERS. If and when that happens it is inevitable that the entire nation will join hands irrespective of their ethnic, religious or political differences and look for a complete overhaul of the political landscape of the country. If a critical mass of the nation feels enough is enough a little butterfly may appear from nowhere and grow into a tsunami waiting to happen in the political history of Sri Lanka.
-- by purawesiya on 2016-12-18

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