Opposition
leader Ranil Wickremesinghe, Ven. Theeniyawala Palitha Thera, UNP national
organizer Daya Gamage, Uva province opposition leader Harin Fernando and other
representatives of the party visited Meeriya Bedda in Koslanda, Badulla which
was devastated by the recent land slide.
The
affected people surrounded Mr. Wickremesinghe, told him about their woes and
wept.
He also
went to the camps for the displaced and distributed essential goods among them.
Speaking
to the media, the opposition leader said a day of mourning should be declared
and white flags raised in the country to remember the dead.
Also, the
provincial council and parliament should take steps to introduce a housing
scheme for the estate workers instead of the present line rooms, he said.
Mr.
Wickremesinghe went onto thank the armed forces members who are searching for
the missing, and stressed that all should set aside political and communal
differences and unite in this moment of national tragedy.
Officials
cannot be blamed for the disaster, and a parliamentary dialogue through the
politicians of the area could have averted it, he added.
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