Masses gored by Mahinda are again gored by Ranil & Maithri

March 25, 2017 by

The attempt by the present regime to recover the Rs. 2500 allowance given to Samurdhi recipients as a result of a promise of Rs. 10,000 housing aid made to them by former President Mahinda Rajapaksa in a bid to collect their votes at the presidential election has been condemned at the Uva Provincial Council.
The JVP Councilor Samantha Vidydratna presented a resolution in the Provincial Council yesterday (24th) said Samurdhi recipients from 15 Divisional Secretariat areas in Badulla and 11 Divisional Secretariat areas in Monaragala were entrapped in the election hoax, money cannot be deducted without the consent of the recipients and to pay back allowance of Rs.2500 that was recovered together with the balance Rs.7500 that had been promised to them. He said people should not be penalized for the political schemes of bankrupt politicians.
Mr. Vidyaratna said the move to recover money paid to Samurdhi recipients could be compared to the attack of the bull on the man who fell from a tree and in this instance people struck by Mahinda are again struck by Ranil and Maithri.
The JVP Councilor said as Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesingeh pointed out in Parliament the income of the lowest 44% of the population in the country is less than Rs.9000 a month and the majority of Samurdhi recipients belongs to this majority.
All members of the UPFA and the two JVP Members Samantha Vidyaratna and R.M. Jayawardene voted for the resolution while all members of the UNP have abstained from voting. The resolution was passed in the Council.