Rajitha calls for strong action against sabotaging public services

Apr 25, 2017

Strong action needs to be taken against sabotaging services to the public, says health minister Dr. Rajitha Senaratne, adding that he has proposed to the president that fuel supply should continue with the deployment of the three armed forces.

Trade union action should not inconvenience the 21 million Sri Lankans, he told journalists at his ministry yesterday (24).

 

He said, “Ex-president Mahinda Rajapaksa was the first to agree to handover the Trincomalee oil tanks to India. Then, trade unions kept silent. Trincomalee oil tanks should be used. If they love the CPC, they should generate income from the oil tanks. Certain trade unions use this to criticize and topple the government. It is important if the Indian government develops the oil tanks and generates income. So is if China’s government develops and generates income from Hambantota port. They are investments.”

 

“Good governance should be there for the oppressed people. Trade unions dancing to the tune of parties that cannot win elections should not be allowed to run the country,” he added.