Presidential election or General election, anything is possible this year - President

Colombo (News1st) : President Maithripala Sirisena says that 2019 is an election year and that any election is a possibility. Speaking to heads of media institutions at the Presidential Secretariat the Head of State noted that while a Presidential election could come first, there is a possibility that a General election could also come first. He noted that all politicians who truly love the country should come together to pull the country's economy out of it's current state. Speaking on his relentless crackdown on the drug menace in the country, the President noted that they would take steps to invest in the best technology available to crack down on drugs. The president also did not forget to speak about the Police force that has been assisting in the islandwide crackdown. President Sirisena noted that many of the police officers below the rank of ASP struggle to survive. He noted that the Police department needs to be restructured as many of the officers are treated in an unfair manner. The President went onto note that the Ministries that have overlooked the police department over the years have politicized it and that this needs to change. He noted that on many occasions Police officers work for over 12 hours a day without food and water and that this needs to change. In his agenda for sweeping reforms in the department, the President noted that they will step up the recruitment of Tamil speaking Police officers and will also be taking steps to address concerns raised by female police officers.