NARA start to investigate tainted Bandara

Aug 28, 2015

Workers of the NARA (national Aquatic Resource Agency) and ministry of fisheries has reported a news about a misappropriation of public funds about senior officer attached to the institute.D.V.S.P. Bandara working in the NARA bears a disreputable history. He serves as the chairman of the NARA in the Jathika Sewaka Sangamaya trade union.

Workers of NARA allege that this Bandara is a person who steals important official documents of NARA and confidential letters of senior officers and sell them to media institutions. NARA is an important state institution which does research on aquatic resources. Alienating confidential state documents is a punishable offence. 

 

During the last election this person has taken money from several people promising to get jobs in the fisheries corporation. Unable to provide jobs, he is now hindering the workers who officially joined NARA on the 2nd of August. He invites private media to NARA and creates false news alleging the new appointments given to these workers are illegal and make the workers discomfort. Senior officers has intervened and foiled the attempt. 

 

This Bandara does all these malpractices jointly with the help of the deputy fisheries Minister Dilip Wedarachchi’s secretary Dinesh. These two allies once under the influence of liquor took an outside woman to a holiday bungalow owned by NAKDA institute situated in the Kalawewa. The workers of the holiday bungalow have refused to enter the premises realizing the situation. Subsequently this Bandara and Dinesh have assaulted the workers of the holiday bungalow. When the workers complained this to the Kalawewa police, the police have taken them in to custody and later released upon an apology. 

 

Dilip Wedarachchi’s secretary Dinesh too is taking ownership of the fisheries ministry and its attached institutions as his personal properties. 

 

Once the CID upon a complaint has investigated the irregularities of Bandara and confirmed that he was guilty in breaching the discipline and theft. However with the help of Dilip Wedarachchi and Dinesh the latter has apologized and released without a legal inquiry. 

 

Due to this Bandara’s anarchy the fisheries minister Mahinda Amaraweera too has been caused a great inconvenienced many times. NARA workers said due to his irregularities many projects and financial assistance from the Norway government was disapproved. 

 

Bandara is a frontline person who campaigned for the removal of the UNP leader Ranil Wicramasinghe from its leadership. As the chairman of the NARA institutes trade union wing Jathika Sewaka Sangamaya the latter campaigned to remove Ranil Wicramasinghe from its leadership in writing but still misusing the power following Ranil Wicramasignhe became the Prime Minister. 

 

However Bandara was legally released once due to the casual implementation of law an investigation is underway by the special orders of the Prime Minister’s officer. NARA workers assert the allegations which were swept under the carpet due to power should be investigated and punished. They emphasized the Good Governance should expose the nudity of such fraudsters and inflict severe punishment and clean the public service.