New bill from the PM to round up the corrupt elements

Aug 29, 2016

According to reports this is a proposal of the Prime Minister Ranil Wickremasinghe. This new private legislative bill is of the “Singaporean model”. The intention of bringing in the bill is for the employees to complete the duties entrusted with complete trust entrusting on five areas of responsibility.. This would help the government to eradicate irregularities to a bare minimum.

The Prime Minister had proposed the new legislative bill in response to the 85 officers attached to various director boards representing the Treasury had protested against the strong investigations made against them on bribery and corruptions by submitting letters of resignation.

It is reported that the employees in the Sri Lanka petroleum corporation, Sri Lankan Airlines, Sri Lanka Ports authority and other such government enterprise institutions who submitted letters of resignation would never be absorbed into the government sector. In the meantime the private legislative bill would soon be passed in parliament. For these vacancies it is reported that talented and qualified persons to be absorbed to fill the vacancies, the Prime Minister and the Minister of Finance have given instructions.

In the meantime against the investigations that are carried out in government statutory institutions some officers have threatened to resign. The administrative officers of the Voice against corruption Movement have pledged that the required accountants, administrative officers, engineers. Planning directors and other qualified personnel would be provided for those who resign from their positions.

In this scenario it is reported that about 350 such government officers have been formed into a forum to replace those who have threatened to resign. The members of the Voice against corruption Movement have added that there intention is also to create an environment where the public service would be devoid of corruption and bribery.

At the same time it has been said that in regard to irregularities and corruption that had taken place in the Tourist promotion authority, against the Director General of the common enterprise division of the treasury R Samasinghe and members director board of the previous government the Attorney General had been notified over 02 months ago. It is reported that by making influence to the President the arrests of these personnel are been postponed.

These facts would make the members of the Voice against corruption Movement more strengthened against the action taken against the corrupt in the country was added by a spokesman of the movement..