COVID task force has failed, vest responsibility of COVID control with Cabinet: Ranil tells Government
Solitary UNP MP Ranil Wickremesinghe who made his maiden speech in the current Parliament today called for a debate on vesting the responsibility of controlling COVID 19 pandemic with the cabinet as the COVID task force has failed in accomplishing it properly.
“The cabinet has thrown away its responsibility of controlling the pandemic as per sections 3, 4 and 43 of the constitution. The government consists of political leadership, the state officers and the judiciary.
It is the political leadership that has received the people’s mandate to handle the pandemic. Therefore the Prime Minister and the cabinet should take over the responsibility of controlling the pandemic. Giving this responsibility of controlling the pandemic to the military is against the constitution,” Mr. Wickremesinghe said.
“I expect that others will also agree with me to debate on this matter. Therefore we call for a debate,” he added.
He alleged that the COVID task force has failed.
“Sri Lanka is facing various issues. Country’s foreign reserves are down to US$4 billion, and the CPC’s total debt stands at a staggering Rs. 3 billion. The IMF has offered US$ 78 million, and Bangladesh will give US$ 200 million. One has to think of an option to come out with these issues, “The Government should come out with an alternative, if it does not want to work with the IMF,” he added.
(Source: Daily Mirror – Yohan Perera and Ajith Siriwardana)
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RW wants control of the pandemic handed over to politicians !! Is he out of his mind ?? He is obviously in his dotage. No wonder his party did not get a single seat in Parliament and he had to depend on a national list entry and how many months did it take HIS defunct party to decide on his candidature ?? – says it all !!
Thank You, Sir, and welcome back.
The Nation needs your wisdom.
The Military Covid 19 controllers have failed, failed badly.
Even the finances and foreign policy are in the hands of ex-Military.
The nation is shaking, the nation is shivering, the Nation is dying.
We need you Sir, keep it up.
We know that you care.
What a joke is this?
I thought it was RW who had gone out of his mind. Now it appears Gang Fernando is also completely out of his mind !!!! How else can you ever explain his comments ?? RW is a heavy encumbrance on the Country and more importantly, the electorate has realised this.