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WFFP urges full implementation of UN Law of seas to solve issues in international wates
PUDUCHERRY:
The World Forum of Fisher Peoples has sought a permanent solution to
tackle the issue of arrest and incarceration of fishermen crossing the
national borders and entering the territory of neighbouring countries.
The Chairperson of the Pakistani Fisherfolk Forum and Co-Chairman of the WFFP Muhammad Ali Shah, today said the five-day international conference of the WFFP Coordination Committee, which concluded here yesterday, discussed several challenges confronted by fisherfol ..
The Chairperson of the Pakistani Fisherfolk Forum and Co-Chairman of the WFFP Muhammad Ali Shah, today said the five-day international conference of the WFFP Coordination Committee, which concluded here yesterday, discussed several challenges confronted by fisherfol ..
WFFP urges full implementation of UN Law of seas to solve issues in international waters
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PUDUCHERRY:
The World Forum of Fisher Peoples has sought a permanent solution to
tackle the issue of arrest and incarceration of fishermen crossing the
national borders and entering the territory of neighbouring countries.
The Chairperson of the Pakistani Fisherfolk Forum and Co-Chairman of the WFFP Muhammad Ali Shah, today said the five-day international conference of the WFFP Coordination Committee, which concluded here yesterday, discussed several challenges confronted by fisherfol ..
The Chairperson of the Pakistani Fisherfolk Forum and Co-Chairman of the WFFP Muhammad Ali Shah, today said the five-day international conference of the WFFP Coordination Committee, which concluded here yesterday, discussed several challenges confronted by fisherfol ..
WFFP urges full implementation of UN Law of seas to solve issues in international waters
VOTER’S PLEDGE
As citizens of Sri Lanka, we have realized that we have a serious
responsibility for the future of our country. We must be very conscious of it
and feel the gravity of the situation. We cannot allow this historic moment to
slip us by. Each of us and everybody has some work to do. We must propagate the
message of electing only the deserving candidates and giving no chances at all
to the evil ones to come back to power. The party is immaterial; it is the
person that matters. I shall summarize the method of choosing the deserving
candidates into five principles like ‘pansil’. They would be actually a pledge
of citizens to bring about good governance. 01. The first one is for the eradication of corruption. I WILL VOTE ONLY FOR A CANDIDATE WHO DECLARES HIS
ASSETS AND PUBLISHES THE SAME IN THE NATIONAL NEWSPAPERS FOR THE PERUSAL OF THE
PUBLIC. Let us
not send thieves to the parliament. Those known to be corrupt, connected to
mega-deals, mentioned in the COPE reports must never go near the Diyawanna waters.
Those who were MPs in the previous regime and have visibly accumulated great
wealth must not only declare their assets but show how they came around to own
so much. The honesty and the integrity of the candidates must be clearly seen.
They must show that they are selflessly coming forward to serve the nation and
the people. It is not enough they show their
assets only to the Elections Commissioner. Those who
are reluctant to declare their assets to the public are simply not trustworthy
and do not deserve our valuable vote. 02. The second one is about the eradication of violence
from public life. I WILL
NOT VOTE FOR A VIOLENT CANDIDATE WHO IS KNOWN TO HAVE MURDERED PEOPLE, HAVE
CONNECTIONS TO THE UNDERWORLD OF DRUGS, PRSOTITUTION ETC. TRAVELS ARMED SURROUNDED
BY BOUNCERS AND BODYGUARDS AND BEHAVES GENERALLY LIKE A THUG IN PUBLIC. Those who cannot control their anger, who when in
power take revenge from the political opponents, who take the law in to their
hands, who intimidate and humiliate police officers, administrative officers
and ordinary citizens of the country, who when they travel on our roads
disregard traffic rules are simply not suitable to be the leaders of this
country. 03. The third
one is for the eradication of nepotism and favouritism. I WILL NOT VOTE FOR A CANDIDATE WHO ALREADY HAS A
RELATIVE OR A FAMILY MEMBER IN THE PRESIDENCY, THE PARLIAMENT OR THE PROVINCIAL
COUNCIL. Our
politicians are mere mediocre, non-productive parasites. There are exceptions,
of course. The truth of the matter is they are fattening themselves on our
national wealth. They are shamelessly rapacious and greedy. It is enough that
there is one parasite in the immediate or the extended family of the candidate.
We, the voters, need not go and make them, a whole family of, a tribe of,
parasites. Also it is more dangerous
for power to be concentrated in one clique or family for it will invariably
devalue the democratic rights of the people. If more than one member of a certain extended
family is presented as candidates at the coming elections, no one should be voted for in that (extended)
family and sent to the parliament. 04. The fourth principle is for the eradication of
political opportunism. I WILL
NOT VOTE FOR A CANDITATE WH HAD CROSSED OVER FROM THE LOSING PARTY TO THE PARTY
IN POWER. Changing sides for ministerial posts, to avoid
corruption charges or for other perks is an indecent act. It is an
ignoble betrayal of those poor voters who placed their trust in her/him. What
is the purpose of electing the party or the man we want if he has the freedom
to change the sides and choose the principles of one party for another? What is
the value of our vote? It has absolutely no value. We, the citizens, have been
reduced to mere ciphers, mere rats of no consequence. Of course, they will
justify their actions. They will have hundred and one reasons to show how
selfless and nationalistic their action was. But we know who they are, born
liars utterly untrustworthy who have sold their souls for a mess of pottage.
05. The last, the fifth one is for stopping apprentices, novices,
fools and clowns from entering the parliament. I WILL VOTE ONLY FOR A CANDIDATE WHO HAS EXPERIENCE
IN POLITICS OR IN COMMUNITY SERVICE FOR TEN YEARS AT LEAST, NOT BECAUSE OF
HER/HIS POPULARITY IN SPORTS OR IN CINEMA NOR BECAUSE OF BEING SOMEBODY’S
SOMEBODY. The
Parliament is not a training school where novices go to learn politics. It is
the supreme body of legislators who run the country and plan for its future. It
is a profession of great responsibility that demands a high level of maturity;
let us not make it a joke. To be a
politician one must have first the experience of serving the people for a
considerable time either as a professional or in some social organization at
the grass roots level. One can also become a candidate in the Pradeshiya
Sabha, move on to the Provincial Council and after at least ten years of solid
learning through experience and honest commitment to the people seek people’s
mandate to represent them in the Parliament. One can add more qualifications
for better service to the people. These five precepts are the minimum
necessary. Now let us get down to work. Promote and propagate these ideas
whenever and wherever you get a chance
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