{"id":40918,"date":"2015-01-17T19:28:58","date_gmt":"2015-01-18T02:28:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/?p=40918"},"modified":"2015-01-17T19:28:58","modified_gmt":"2015-01-18T02:28:58","slug":"wish-list-of-the-common-man-and-the-woman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/2015\/01\/17\/wish-list-of-the-common-man-and-the-woman\/","title":{"rendered":"Wish list of the common man (and the woman)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dr. Mareena Thaha Reffai<\/h2>\n

Now that a new era has dawned in our country may we wish that all our wishes come true?<\/p>\n

May we form a list of the wishes and keep adding to it so that one day all of them will come to pass? After all what is life without dreams?<\/p>\n

This is an ad hoc list. I hope others will keep adding their wishes and we can try to implement them in whatever way possible.<\/p>\n

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  1. We wish all members of parliament declare their assets now and when they leave the post, whenever that may be.<\/li>\n
  2. We wish the MP’s will be elected with minimum qualifications of at least O\/L 5 passes<\/li>\n
  3. We wish no one with warrants\/history of proven crimes can hold a position in the parliament<\/li>\n
  4. We wish the MP’s will behave with decorum in the parliament so that we can take our children to watch the highest echelons of the country without feeling ashamed<\/li>\n
  5. We wish the politicians will stop drive at break neck speed on the roads shooing other motorists to the sides.<\/li>\n
  6. We wish no politicians are invited to programs which is not their specialty<\/li>\n
  7. We wish every child will have a place in the government school in their own village\/city close to their homes<\/li>\n
  8. We wish the Grade five exams be scrapped and the children \u00a0allowed to continue in schools in their home towns and \u00a0each town \u00a0will have a fully equipped high standard school<\/li>\n
  9. We wish the school children be given career guidance as a rule and encouraged to follow vocations of suitable for their talents.<\/li>\n
  10. We wish the hospitals will provide common drugs to the patients and not ask them to buy them outside<\/li>\n
  11. We wish the consultation fees of the doctors be standardized and the cost \u00a0of special investigations\/treatments like scans and surgery \u00a0be standardized<\/li>\n
  12. We wish tobacco and alcohol totally banned in our country (tall wish indeed!)<\/li>\n
  13. We wish a concerted effort be made to eradicate the garbage problems in a systematic way by recycling and minimizing package material, specially non bio gradable material<\/li>\n
  14. We wish the beautification program of the city \u00a0be continued and extended to all the cities and villages<\/li>\n
  15. We wish a scheme set up with the dream of “No citizen without a home”<\/li>\n
  16. We wish a plan made for the elders of the country where they can spend time in useful ways<\/li>\n
  17. We wish the cases in the courts do not take so long and they are heard at village\/city \u00a0levels before coming to courts<\/li>\n
  18. We wish the lawyers’ fees are standardized.<\/li>\n
  19. We wish musical star shows are replaced by other talent recognition<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Want to add?\u00a0 Go ahead.<\/p>\n

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