As polls campaign begins, Sirisena brings bribery and corruption to the fore

President Maithipala Sirisena addressing SLFP and UPFA local polls candidates at a meeting at the Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium.

By Our Political Editor-Sunday, December 31, 2017

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Many a political issue, some of them cause for great public discontent notwithstanding, President Maithripala Sirisena appears to have shifted focus to fight bribery and corruption during the local polls campaign. Needless to say, the move has revived public memories of assurances given during both the presidential and parliamentary elections to bring to book top personalities of the previous Government for such acts. Barring just one or two, others have fallen by the way side. Sirisena accused UNP leaders of stalling them. The UNP in turn blamed it on other state agencies.

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