“Ranil should present facts to parliament without sending small fry to defend him”
MONDAY, 16 MAY 2016
“Some individuals were hurt When the JVP presented facts regarding the supplementary estimate. When the supplementary estimate was presented to parliament Comrade Anura Dissanayaka revealed a lot of facts regarding it. When the Prime Minister is questioned he, without answering the issues, attempts to get small fry to respond. We ask Ranil to give a comprehensive answer in Parliament without sending small fry to face the tune. Is Harin Fernando trying to justify spending Rs.600 million for two security vehicles for Ranil Wickremesinghe because he has received a benefit of Rs.4.2 million? Harin Fernando says despite allocating Rs.594 million for the two vehicles, most of it is tax. However, Rs.594 million has to be allocated by the Treasury. Getting the tax income for the government is not an excuse. This cannot be calculated in that manner. Hence, we tell Mr. Wickremesinghe to present facts in Parliament without sending small fry shopping,” said the Member of the Central Committee of the JVP Wasantha Samarasinghe at a press conference held at the head office of the JVP at Pelawatta yesterday (15th). The Member of the Political Bureau of the JVP K.D. Lal Kantha also participated.
Mr. Lal Kantha addressing the press conference said, “A fundamental political issue has come up regarding the Governor of the Central Bank. Frauds and corruption regarding Central Bank bonds had become major issues earlier as well. A dialogue developed in the society that Central Bank bonds were a large scale theft of the government. Ranil Wickremesinghe was known as ‘Mr. Clean’ with the belief that he did not steal. However, there is a wide dialogue in the country regarding large scale stealing of Mr. Wickremesinghe’s Central Bank Governor and the government. Despite people saying that Ranil Wickremesinghe doesn’t steal, his henchmen stole and sold even the zinc sheets that were to be distributed among the poor during his previous government. There frauds and corruption. No steps were taken against them. He didn’t take any step regarding the Governor of the Central Bank as well.
