Millionaire businessman Dhammika Perera, who has been unofficially nominated as the candidate for the presidential election in Pohottuwa, was given a document containing 10 conditions from the party. Sri Lanka Latest News
Those 10 conditions are shown below.
To get 51% of votes in the presidential election, a program of alliance with other political parties, groups and civil organizations should be presented.
A program related to providing international-level education to the country’s students that can compete with other countries of the world should be prepared. Also, the field of vocational training and skill development in this country should be raised to the international level so that one can work in any country in the world.
The program to create smart agriculture should be presented by developing agriculture by increasing the fertilizer subsidy provided to the farmers, increasing yields through the introduction of new hybrid seeds, introducing a fertilizer recommendation system based on soil health cards, etc.
To eradicate poverty in rural areas and urban areas, and to develop small and medium-scale businesses, a program should be prepared to flow money to those areas. Accordingly, a program should be prepared to create ten lakh jobs for the people in rural and urban areas. Ensuring that every person can get a certain source of income from the above programs
The economic growth rate should be increased to 7% and the economy should be expanded. For that, the program of generating new job opportunities by attracting local and foreign investments should be prepared.
The price of goods and the cost of living should be reduced to a level that people can afford. Currently, the VAT imposed should be reduced as it puts a lot of pressure on the people.
State-owned businesses or state property should not be privatized. Also, a program should be prepared to make the government businesses that are currently losing money profitable. An integrated ICT platform should be established for all public services. To prevent fraud and corruption, a transparent system should be developed for all government purchases and tender procedures, as in other countries of the world, where information can be seen by the public. Strict measures should be adopted to eradicate fraud and corruption.
To bring all the 17 public universities of Sri Lanka into the first 1000 in the international ranking, a program for developing those universities should be presented. Also, the courses of those universities should be adapted to the international job market so that unemployed graduates are not born again.
To uplift the tourism industry, a related plan should be presented to bring 50 lakh tourists to Sri Lanka per year.
A definite new program with dollar-earning strategies should be presented so that Sri Lanka does not have to face a foreign exchange crisis again.
It is reported that the party has informed that only a candidate who can fulfil all these conditions will be eligible for the presidential election of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna.
At the recently held Pohottu Congress, Mr Basil Rajapaksa, who is considered to be the mastermind of the party, had taken steps to anoint Mr Dhammika Perera as the unofficial presidential candidate by giving him a front-row seat among the Rajapaksas.
