Colombo, April 24 -- Six months have lapsed after the formation of the National People's Power (NPP) government led by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake. He ascended to office after the victory at the Presidential Election on September 21, 2024. For a government elected for five years, six months period is not a long time to assess its performance in full. Nevertheless, it is a time sufficiently long enough for a politically savvy person to assess its direction in the policy implementation. Here is a quick overview of what it promised and how it performed during the past six months.

Eradication of Corruption: No complaint against ruling party politicians

The NPP leaders pledged repeatedly during election times that corruption will be e...