Government suppressing dissent under COVID-19 guise
Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) Parliamentarian Harshana Rajakaruna claimed the Government was using COVID-19 health guidelines to suppress anti-government views.
“If the Government could permit companies and factories to function allowing hundreds of workers while observing health guidelines, why can’t they allow protests adhering to health guidelines?” Rajakaruna queried.
He also charged that the Government is projecting Basil Rajapaksa as the solution to every concern posed by the public against the Government. “The public has been questioning the price hike of essential goods, fuel and the fertiliser shortage.
Instead of solving these problems by decreasing the prices of essential goods and fuel or providing fertiliser, the Government projects that bringing Basil Rajapaksa to Parliament was the only solution,” he alleged. Rajakaruna expressed these views, yesterday (7) at a Media briefing.
(Source: Ceylon Today – By Nabiya Vaffoor)
Latest Headlines in Sri Lanka
- Sri Lanka to operate immigration department 24/7 to speed up passport issuance February 5, 2025
- Sri Lanka announces new paddy purchase prices from February 6, 2025 February 5, 2025
- Sri Lanka launches national survey on toque macaque February 5, 2025
- Sri Lankan MPs’ meal price jumps over four times from Rs. 450 to Rs. 2,000 February 5, 2025
- Sri Lanka to cut water tariffs by up to 30% February 5, 2025
