I deny the charge brought against me that I helped someone get a liquor license. According to Mr. Ranjith Madduma Bandara, legal action will be taken against the Buddhist monk who made this accusation. Sri Lanka Latest News Sri Lanka Latest News
Mr. Ranjith Madduma Bandara, Member of Parliament, General Secretary of SJB, said this while participating in the press conference held at the opposition leader’s office in Colombo.
Mr. Ranjith Madduma Bandara further commented,
The most successful May Day parade before the elections is the May Day Parade of the Sami Janabalawega. The government continued to make various complaints because large crowds came to the May Day rally of Samagi Janabalawega. A place was not provided to hold the May Day rally of Samagi Janabalawega. We initially requested the city hall, but in the end, the Colombo Municipal Council stated that it was not possible to provide that place.
We requested to provide a place that can hold nearly 100,000 people in the fort. Chatham Street was finally given to Samagi Janabalegawa. Even though permission was requested to build the stage for the May rally from the day before Mayday, permission was not given. But the place where the United National Party’s May Day rally will be held has been building platforms for 4 days. This is the policy of the government. Also, it has been given to the National People’s Force near the Colombo City Hall, which said it could not be given to the United People’s Force. It shows the agreement between the President and the National People’s Power.
The government has not been able to hold one May Day today. Pohottuwa is in one place, the United National Party is in one place, the Sri Lanka Freedom Party is in one place, and the government has divided and held May Day.
More than 100,000 people are brought to the May Day rally of Samagi Janabalawega. When asked to bring 20 buses to the people of the constituencies, they are ready to bring 100 buses. There is a great will among the people in the Samagi Janabalegaga by now.
There is a government that has tapped the working people’s ETF and EPF. The government restructured the EPF to the working people’s ETF without taking money from cronies.
The government declares that it will give an interest of 13 1/2 per cent. Pass a resolution in the parliament and arrange to provide this money. The government should provide this to the retired people as well.
Ranuk’s report was implemented during the Yahapalan government as a solution to the pay disparity of teachers and principals. But the government has been in office for 4 years and there is still no solution for this. The government should act immediately to provide a quick solution to the wage disparities in all aspects of education. It is not possible to live on the salary of government employees today. The government should give them a living wage.
The people who work in the tea estates provide a large amount of foreign exchange to the country. The government said that the daily wages of the plantation people will be increased to 1750. We request the government to immediately increase the daily wage of the plantation people to 1750. The government is trying to sell profitable institutions. But the government does not talk about loss-making institutions. “
Legal action will be taken against the Lord who made false accusations.
A lord has accused that I have given a license for a liquor store. I have been in Parliament for 35 years. For 35 years, I have not given anyone a license for a liquor store. A security officer who was with me has been accused in this regard. We have no right to search the personal information of that security officer. The Lord has accused me without looking into any facts. In 35 years of parliamentary life, I have not been accused of being a thief or a fraud. Prove if I have given a license for a liquor shop during 35 years. My reputation has been damaged, so I am taking legal action in this regard. The man who made the false accusations is a former local government member of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party. Now he is associated with Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna. It is wrong to make such false accusations during an election. I see this as an activity to smear the party.”
