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Independence Celebrations

Like many others, I was appalled when I first heard that 200 million was being spent on Independence celebrations. But later, I found out the that Rs some of this included 75 urban forests which will enable us to improve our carbon footprints. Army and Air Force reduced and done on provision in the budget. The cultural show was apparently sponsored and no new costumes have been purchased and many projects for youth started. But these facts should have been released to the media and published earlier which would have enlightened people, stopped the misinterpretation that the entire amount was for the celebration at Galle Face. It was nevertheless amusing to find that much of the criticism is from socialites who host lavish celebrations and accept invitations to them too, shedding no tears or thought for the suffering people then.

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2023-02-08T08:00:00.0000000Z

2023-02-08T08:00:00.0000000Z

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