Deputy Minister of Policy Planning and Economic Affairs Harsha de Silva, addressing a ceremony held to mark the opening of a new office in Kotte, stated that the time has come to develop the country in accordance with a proper methodology.

He dded that people have said that they will be enthroned to rule the country all their life but that could not be achieved eventually and instead they started evading the responsibility of shaping the country after the war; and Mahinda and his 40 rogues started exploiting the country’s resources and public funds.

He also added:

No one has ever called me a rogue, a drug peddler or fraudster and after entering Parliament through the national list people started questioning as to who this Harsha is but the people know that I fulfilled the responsibility while in the opposition.

He stated that rather than just entering the way in to Parliament he has decided to contest from the Colombo District and be elected to parliament to develop the country .

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