-Gets rid of a most corrupt environmental director Saman Senanayake
(Lanka-e-News- 02.Sep.2016, 7.20PM) About a year ago , president Maithripala Siirisena declared , if he is to use his executive powers , it will only be against the enemies of environment . Yesterday , in confirmation of this firm stand , the president claimed that the Wayambe environment authority which had become a most corrupt entity over the decades has no exclusive limitless powers , and casting aside his ‘maithri’ (compassion) put his foot down to decide that it must compulsorily be under the purview of the Central environmental authority. The president thereby resolved an issue that was long drawn out.
The president held a meeting yesterday (01) after summoning the Environment ministry , Central environment authority , Wayambe environment authority and Wayambe Provincial Council (PC) high rung officers. The president after requesting the media that had arrived to cover the event to stay out for a while, unleashed his fury, and breathed fire and brimstone .
The president who pointed an accusing finger at Saman Senanayake , asked what is the qualification or eligibility he has to hold that post . Saman is a rascal who calls himself as the Environment Director , but considered as an ace corrupt scoundrel of the Wayambe environment Authority against whom a spate of complaints have been received for decades from the media , environment organizations and the people of the area for many years.
( Saman Senanyake was just a forest ranger who has been propelled as Environment Director by the corrupt groups). Thereafter when the president inquired from this corrupt scoundrel again , how long he had been in that position , this corrupt villain said , he has been holding that post for the last 24 years ! The president who was rudely shocked and dismayed then turning towards the chief minister , went on to ask where on earth has a public servant served for 24 years in the same post and place in public service ? By permitting him to be in that post for 24 years ,corruption has reached monumental proportions , the president asserted. While saying this officer has been the prime and primary cause of all the environmental issues of Wayambe environment , he asked the chief minister whether he is listening with his ears and eyes open?
When it was pointed out that there is a separate ‘charter’ for Wayambe , the president replied he is fully aware of that and clarified , the parliament has not passed such an environment charter . “The ‘games’ that were played hitherto taking refuge under a verdict delivered by an ex corrupt chief justice , cannot be played hereafter from today ‘ the president emphatically stated . In future , nobody can take decisions overriding the Central Environmental Authority the president sternly warned in the exercise of his Executive powers.
(In the fundamental rights case SC /FR/2006/226 , when the notorious ex CJ Sarath N DE Silva who by now is best known for committing the worst treacheries and villainies using his then lofty judicial position asked from Saman Senanayake , Director , Wayambe environmental Authority whether the latter has been created under a parliamentary enactment ,Saman said ,it is, thereby misleading the court., whereupon infamous Sarath Silva declared , then that can be carried on as before.
Taking advantage of that court decision, Saman without caring two hoots for the Central Environment Authority , collected many millions of rupees illicitly by granting permission to establish corruption ridden Industries within the Wayambe Province )
However, truly speaking such an enactment had not been passed by Parliament. All what took place was, the Cabinet gave only an approval to a document tabled by the then Wayambe chief minister Gamini Jayawickrema Perera during the initial period when the Wayambe PC was established. That lapse occurred because the Cabinet secretary did not have adequate knowledge concerning the tasks pertaining to the PCs at that time.
Consequent upon that lapse, such an Environmental authority came into existence at Wayambe and since there was no suitable officer at that time , Saman Senanayake , a technical officer -a draughtsman, became the Environmental Director . This scoundrel thereafter ,instead of purifying the environment for which he was appointed polluted the environment . After opening the gateway wide for corruption , he made all the chief ministers who were appointed to wallow and flourish in corruption activities .He too while making hay when the sun was shining transformed Wayambe into a paradise for all the corrupt activities of Industrialists. Whenever the Wayambe Environmental Authority officers went to inspect the Industries , they were put out , and told to come with Saman Senanayake . In other words , to such monumental proportions Wayambe’s corrupt environment escalated because of this abominable scoundrel and villain Saman, the self seeking traitorous rascal who fattened even on death and despair of the people.
In any event devolution of powers to the provincial councils is in the offing, and preparations are under way to introduce a new constitution . At this juncture those responsible must take note of the odious situations that can be created by notorious individuals like Saman Senanayake . Based on that obnoxious experience , the devolution should be designed so as not to spread and distribute corruption .
Even from the owners of Jiffy Factory that was releasing toxic wastes (calcium nitrate) and contaminating the environment on a large scale , against which Lanka e news , other media and environmental organizations raised a hue and cry , this ruthless traitor had been collecting a bribe of Rs. 500,000.00 monthly , in order to safeguard and shield the Jiffy owners to the detriment of the residents and the country.
According to the latest reports reaching us , due to tremendous pressures exerted by the president and the stern order issued by him today , Susil Gunaratne the corrupt chief of Jiffy factory had tendered his resignation , while saying ’ if I am to still continue in this post , even my family will be struck by lightning’
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Public servernts or any other employee must serve in the same area for the rest of their lives so that he or she must have a proper family live with the minimum of the cost to the family.I support what the good the colonials did but don't agree with them on this cruel practice where they believe that rolling stones will not gatherb any moss.They don't want the natives to be too established in their lives that would be a treat to their adminstration.It is cruel for a family to run 3 houses if the two parents work in two diferant areas.Our thought less culture never exresice their brain cell for the benifit of their people.
-- by Nimal on 2016-09-03
If a lady holding a wine glass can become an Ambassador of a n important country and a Forest Officer can become a Director Of Environment then a lowly sanitation worker with a Municipal Council or Urban Council can also be appointed a Supreme Court Justice considering the shitty deeds a late retired justice had stooped to before he jumped off the cliff of his home.
-- by Eddie Jayakoddy on 2016-09-04