Sri Lanka, Sept. 16 -- As if justifying the delay in the implementation of government's promises, Deputy Minister of Transport and Highways Dr. Prasanna Gunasena has stated that although his party, the National People's Power (NPP) has gained power of government, it has not gained the state power in its entirety.
He apparently means that state machinery, mainly the officialdom, is not under the full control of the party and hence, things are not moving at the pace the party and the government desire.
This is the standpoint of the NPP leaders since they took the reins two years ago. We remember that two ministers of the NPP government in December, 2024 expressed their frustration over the lack of cooperation on the part of a section of th...