SB is ideally fit to be in charge of Pig sty not as Higher education Minister :Lecturers angrily say they are ready to convert jails into Varsities -at their Colombo meeting

Dr. Prabhath Jayasinghe speaking at today’s University academic staff public meeting in Colombo said, if Sri Lanka is to be made Asia’s central educational Headquarter , the present higher education Minister , S B Dissanayake is the central figure militating against it as he is absolutely unfit and incompetent to hold the post of Higher education Minister. Of course , we daresay he is most suitable to be a Manager of a Pigsty or a fowl pen. This Minister’s conduct , intimidation and threats, manners and style of speaking all will stand him in good stead if he is put in charge of a pigsty or a fowl pen, Jayasinghe added.

The University teaching staff struggle had been dragged on for one and half months because of Govt.’s indifference and dilatory tactics . Today’s meeting at the Public library auditorium organized by the University teaching staff was a tremendous success in much the same way as their other campaigns were on their salary issue. Lecturers, academic staff Doctors and Professors of all Universities Island wide took part . They began a massive march from the Colombo University to the Public library where the public meeting was held.

Lecturers of Horana Sri Palee Arts Institution who hitherto did not take part in the struggle also joined in today .

The procession conducted by the University Lecturers today was the first after 42 years . The first protest procession had been held by them during the period of Minister Iriyagolle against the University Act Bill.

It is reported that during the procession of the marchers , midway , President Rajapakse and Minister of higher education S B Dissanayake had followed them in a vehicle.

At the meeting following the procession , all lecturers and Professors representing every University across the entire Island made speeches.

Professor Amal Kumarage of the Moratuwa University addressing the meeting said, to produce an Engineer from a SL University , 8 lakhs rupees is being spent and to produce an Engineer via a foreign University it costs Rs. 80 lakhs. Only Rs. 20,000/- is spent to produce a graduate from SL open University, he noted.

It was pointed out that it will cost the Govt. Rs. 2000 million to raise the salaries of the University teaching staff two fold . But the Govt. is spending Rs. 900 million unnecessarily on a worthless army training for University students.

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UPFA Regime MP, Duminda Silva demands not to arrest Heroin Drug Dealer, his supporter ‘Japan Chooty’ !

Following the arrest by the police anti Narcotics Bureau, of a Kingpin in heroin business along with his ‘kudu’ (heroin) valued at Rs. 40 million and who distributed heroin to Colombo , the Director of the narcotics Division , J P U Jayasinghe and the officer, Rangajeewa who conducted the raid have come under dire death threats.
(Photo; D Silva with Regime Leader, Mahinda)

An underworld leader from Thotalanga , ‘Japan Chooty’ is reckoned as the mastermind behind the distribution of heroin distribution in Colombo. This mastermind who had disappeared for a while some time ago had popped up again with the backing and fond patronage of Thug, Ruling Regime MP Duminda Silva , (also the defense Ministry monitoring M P) reports say. It has come to light that this ‘Japan Chooty’ uses the vehicle of Duminda Silva.

An officer of the anti narcotics Bureau who wished to remain anonymous speaking to Lanka e news told that after the media reported about ‘Japan Chooty’ and his inglorious feat , Duminda Silva had got cold feet and twice contacted the Bureau desperately by phone today alone, and urged them not to take his ‘ Japan Chooty’ (heroin peddler) into custody in much the same way as a Hero in films shows concern when his heroine is taken into custody . The officer stated that consequent upon the arrest of ‘Japan Chooty’, a wealth of information on the heroin business in Sri Lanka is expected to be elicited.

This same officer speaking further said , it is an irony of ironies that while the defense Ministry is making a huge din about curbing and controlling the heroin business , its own Duminda Silva who is in charge of its monitoring , is exploiting defense Ministry Secretary’s powers and providing protection and safety to heroin Kingpins and peddlers. There is no doubt therefore that this case will very soon go underground, he added.

It is worthy of note that , recently , when a haul of contraband prohibited drugs, (cannabis) brought in from Kerala was taken into custody along with ‘kudu Ruwan’ alias Ruwan Chamila , a ‘ golaya’ ( stooge) of Duminda Silva , a group involved in this operation had made good their escape in a vehicle bearing registration No. K N 7046 - the Prado belonging to Duminda Silva. Despite the anti narcotics Bureau having with it tangible evidence in this regard , no legal action was enforced against Duminda Silva. The Narcotics Bureau officer regretted that the police was unable to give a chase and catch up with Duminda Silva’s Prado because the vehicle that the police gave chase was a decrepit one.

In this backdrop of the politically backed power of the underworld and drug peddlers reigning supreme , the death threats which were leveled against the police officers in yesterday’s raid cannot be dismissed as something not grave or portentous.

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