Expressing his views, President further said attempts by a certain section of the government to bring a Parliament act to abolish the capital punishment is an achievement of drug dealers and criminals.President vouched that he will not leave room for these criminals to destroy the future of this country’s children while adding that he will leave no stone unturned to bring the drug dealers to the law and will not revoke the decision of death penalty.

Foreign forces play a role in the the opposition to the decision, President added.Hence, President said a broad and strong coalition should be created among the people who love the country and its future generation in favour capital punishment and requested the public to raise their voice.As a solution to a long standing issue of the Mahaweli farmers, this programme to grant ownership of lands was initiated under the guidance of President Sirisena.President also handed over documents related to four religious places.

This deed presentation was conducted under the direction of President Sirisena in accordance with the policy of granting ownership of a plot of land to every citizen of Sri Lanka. This new entitlement will be instrumental in upgrading the living standards of these farmers.

Ven. Omaple Sobitha Thero, Minister Housing, Construction and Cultural Affairs Sajith Premadasa, State Minister of Mahaweli Development Ajith Manapperuma, Members of Parliament Mahinda Amaraweera, Heshan Vithanage, Secretary to the Ministry of Mahaweli Development and Environment Anura Dissanayake were among the gathering.