Government members undermining one another - UNP
April 29, 2013 01:11 pm
The UNP claims that the government
is undermining itself adding that the members of the government are openly
criticizing its decisions in the media signaling a split within its ranks.
UNP Media Spokesman MP
Gayantha Karunathilaka said that when the former Power and Energy Minister says
one thing, the current Minister says something against it adding that this is a
clear indication of the crisis within the government.
Speaking at a media
conference in Colombo today (April 29) the MP pointed out that the corruption
and wastage within state institutions is rising while political interferences
and substandard deals are also increasing, pointing to the Ceylon Electricity
Board and the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation as being heavy burdens on the
public.
He stated that even though
the government had promised to intervene in increasing private sector salaries,
nothing has been done about it as yet and that 85% of private sector workers
are earning low salaries.
He also warned the public that
the government may attempt to fool them by reducing an insignificant amount
from the electricity tariff which was increased last week while stating that
the only answer to the problem was to fully abolish the proposed increase.
