The bud wilted and dead, drooping down
What a farce! The entire country was waiting anxiously to hear the debate in parliament on the New York Times exposure of gratifications accepted by parliamentarians in the previous regime of Rajapaksa and the main person was none other than the former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, who is said to have received millions of dollars from the Chinese contractors for his election campaign.
He, being the key person who is accused, should have faced the accusations and exonerated himself. Instead, he conveniently left for Singapore on the same day of the debate on some pretext. Isn’t it a cowardly act, least to say? The very action in purposely evading this debate shows a lack of leadership. Does not this also show there is some truth in what was stated in the New York Times?
It is also strange the founder Chairman of Pohottuwa, Prof. G L Peiris not coming into the fray, to defend Mahinda Rajapaksa and other members of his party.
What did the eagerly awaiting voters see in parliament instead? Rowdyism which forced the Speaker to suspend sittings. The other worst pathetic picture was there was no quorum and the bell had to be rung. These are our representatives whom we voters sent to parliament for a Yahapalanaya.
There is, to save face, a news item to say JO is planning to take legal action against
New York Times, which will never take place and remain only as a news item in the papers.
Come next elections and the same faces will be nominated and we voters were the left helpless. Dogs bark and the caravan moves. So be it.
G. A. D. Sirimal
Boralesgamuwa
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