VIDEO: Only members of the regime will enjoy happiness and freedom - UNP
September 12, 2013 04:22 pm
Although
the government talks about happiness and freedom for all, only those who are
part of their regime enjoy happiness and freedom, UNP MP Harsha de Silva stated.
He highlighted the fact that Sri Lanka was ranked 137th
among 156 countries in the 2013 World Happiness Index adding that the
government will probably claim that this is all an international conspiracy
against Sri Lanka and that the United Nations is attempting to taint the image
of the country.
Speaking at a press conference held today (September
12), the UNP MP said that the government was taking foreign loans at extremely
high interest rates of 9.25% and 9.5% while this clearly shows the great
financial crisis that the government is facing. He added that as the government
takes these loans, the burden of paying them back with interest will fall
directly on the people.
He pointed out that the government was on one hand
criticising the international community and the Common Wealth while on the
other hand taking high interest foreign loans to welcome them to the country
and ensure that they receive the best treatment all at the expense of the
people.
