The current government is making decisions to benefit and protect only a few businessmen close to them, without being sensitive to the people. Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna National Organiser, Member of Parliament Namal Rajapaksa stated this.
Attending a divisional meeting held in the Kuliyapitiya area yesterday (28), the MP further mentioned that the general public of the country must bear the entire pressure of these decisions taken on behalf of businessmen.
Expressing his views further, Namal Rajapaksa stated, "This is not an election period. I saw the JVP secretary saying that an election will not be held this year. But the cabinet media spokesperson of that same party says there is no such thing. They must resolve among themselves who tells the truth out of the two, because that is an issue within their party. However, when we go from village to village today, people gather around us in large numbers as they understand the government's lies and inability."
The MP accused that the government, which came to power by telling the highest number of lies in Sri Lankan history, continues to deceive the public by constantly lying through the President, the Prime Minister, and ministers even after coming to power.
Pointing out that the economy of the country is collapsing day by day, the MP stated that the government is systematically destroying the local farmer by imposing an unlimited tax burden. He mentioned that a fertilizer bag provided for 350 rupees during the administration of Mahinda Rajapaksa sells between 18,000 and 20,000 rupees today, while the price of a kilogramme of paddy remains at a minimum level of 100 to 110 rupees relative to it.
He further pointed out that factories across the country are closing down rapidly, and the government sides with employers and businessmen instead of standing up for the rights of employees.
The MP revealed that the government had to purchase diesel at the highest bid in the world market to cover the loss caused by importing sub-standard coal, and the government washes its hands of the matter by imposing that loss onto the public through tax burdens.
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