{"id":922,"date":"2025-01-26T21:49:14","date_gmt":"2025-01-26T16:19:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thulirvu.com\/?p=922"},"modified":"2025-01-26T21:49:14","modified_gmt":"2025-01-26T16:19:14","slug":"acmc-leader-rishad-bathiudeen-backs-indo-lanka-bridge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vanninet.com\/?p=922","title":{"rendered":"ACMC Leader Rishad Bathiudeen backs Indo-Lanka bridge..!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ACMC Leader MP Rishad Bathiudeen told Parliament on Friday that maintaining constructive dialogue and strategic international partnership with our most supportive neighbor India is a must and a connecting bridge between the two countries is most needed.<\/p>\n<p>Bathiudeen said that there was an urgent need for constructive governance in Sri Lanka, particularly in the light of the country\u2019s economic challenges.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-923 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/vanninet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/rishad-bathiudeen.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vanninet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/rishad-bathiudeen.jpg 640w, https:\/\/vanninet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/rishad-bathiudeen-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vanninet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/rishad-bathiudeen-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/vanninet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/rishad-bathiudeen-631x420.jpg 631w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>He found fault with the current government\u2019s focus on blaming previous administrations rather than addressing pressing issues, urging lawmakers to act wisely to avoid further economic turmoil.<\/p>\n<p>Bathiudeen expressed concern that the current government, led by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, is spending excessive time on disparaging past governments instead of focusing on solutions for a \u201cCLEAN SRI LANKA.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He said that the electorate\u2019s choice of the current leadership was driven by a desire for change and effective governance.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-552 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/vanninet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/anura-kumara.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"414\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vanninet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/anura-kumara.jpg 640w, https:\/\/vanninet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/anura-kumara-300x194.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The MP warned that without prudent decision-making, Sri Lanka risks falling into a deeper economic crisis despite its abundant resources. He underscored the importance of collaboration and strategic planning to leverage the country\u2019s assets for economic recovery.<\/p>\n<p>Bathiudeen stressed the significance of India as a key partner for Sri Lanka, particularly in terms of economic support and connectivity. He noted the absence of discussions regarding road connectivity during the President\u2019s recent visit to India, specifically referencing the proposed bridge between Sri Lanka and India, which had been a topic of previous administrations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ACMC Leader MP Rishad Bathiudeen told Parliament on Friday that maintaining constructive dialogue and strategic international partnership with our most supportive neighbor India is a must and a connecting bridge between the two countries is most needed. Bathiudeen said that there was an urgent need for constructive governance in Sri Lanka, particularly in the light [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":923,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[52,59],"tags":[72],"class_list":{"0":"post-922","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-local","8":"category-breaking","9":"tag-acmc"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vanninet.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/922","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vanninet.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vanninet.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vanninet.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vanninet.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=922"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/vanninet.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/922\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":924,"href":"https:\/\/vanninet.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/922\/revisions\/924"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vanninet.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/923"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vanninet.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=922"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vanninet.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=922"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vanninet.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=922"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}