(Lanka-e-News -18.Jan.2017, 11.30PM) The Northern provincial council is demanding powers and weeping and wailing like an infant . But when the soother is put in its mouth and made to drink milk , like a recalcitrant baby who is a nuisance to the mother and refuses to drink , the NPC has not utilized the powers that were vested in it , regretted minister of transport and civil aviation Nilmal Siripala De Silva.
To substantiate his allegation , he said , it is over a year and half since funds were allocated to the NPC to build 20,000 houses at the rate of Rs. 2 million per house , yet the NPC has failed to construct even a single house !
The minister made these rudely shocking revelations when he inaugurated a fully equipped modern Bus terminus in Vavuniya in the Northern province built at a cost of Rs. 195 million under the National transport commission.
Like how the ethnic war was ended , now the time has come to end the battle between the CTB and the private transport service , the minister pointed out.
Speaking further the minister went on to comment as follows :
‘Analogous to the conflict that existed between the security divisions and the Tiger organization , now there are various conflicts between the CTB and the private bus services. The time has now arrived to end these conflicts. That is why in the same bus terminus , CTB buses are parked in one area and in another the private buses , so that through this the reconciliation aims of the government can be achieved .
I notice there is a shortcoming specially in relation to the NPC . The NPC is persistently and continuously asking for power devolution and more powers . That is of course justifiable from their standpoint, but even with the present powers vested in them , it has not been possible for them to carry out what should have been accomplished within the period. The bottle of milk is given , the soother is put in the mouth , yet milk is not being drunk. We are therefore urging you to make full use of this government sincerely.’
A number of ministers including Minister Rishad Badiudeen , deputy minister Asoka Abeysinghe, K. Masthan M.P. , provincial council ministers and members, as well as secretaries of the transport ministry participated in this function.
The audio tape of the speech of minister Nilmal Siripala De Silva can be heard by clicking here.
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