The Pohottu-led government has driven the country into a tragic situation making it a one big refugee camp due to their short-sighted, superstitious journey, said Leader of the Opposition Sajith Premadasa, addressing the occasion of appointing District Representatives of the Samagi Jana Balawegaya’s National Council of Intellectuals yesterday (25).
The only option to come out of this situation is a democratic, free and independent people’s struggle, the Opposition Leader noted.
Instead of understanding the actual situation of the country and changing their programme into a people-friendly one, the current rulers of the country have appointed a gatekeeper paving the way for them to enjoy their luxuries for the remaining two years via politics influenced by myths, Premadasa alleged.
There is no use of a government that fails to fulfill the promises made to people and protect them, the Opposition Leader went on, adding that the rulers prioritise the growth of their own dollar deposits instead of the dollar deposits of the country.
He added that a huge sum of money has been defrauded through gas in the second phase of the Central Bank Scam, and the information divulged before the Committee on Public Enterprises (CoPE) have been concealed from the public.
Premadasa emphasised that an era of exploitation of even medicines and gas has now been created and that there are gatekeepers defending the Rajapaksas and opportunists working for narrow interests who are rejected by the entire country.
MIAP
