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Congress warns Modi India faces ‘Sri Lanka like situation’
Slamming privatisation of public sector units, senior Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday (06) stated that the decisions of the Indian government is likely to take the country into a ‘Sri Lanka like situation’, according to the Indian media.
The news agencies quoted the Congress leader as having said: “The inflation is continuously increasing across the country and the government is selling the public sector enterprises which indicate that in the coming time, and I fear, in the coming time our country will be in a situation like Sri Lanka.”
Speaking on Union Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri’s argument on the hike in petrol and diesel prices, Kharge said, “It is not right to compare India with other countries. There is a big difference in the income of the people of developed countries and that of Indians.”
Referring to the era of the UPA government, Kharge said, “Even during that period, despite the high price of crude oil in the international market, the UPA government controlled the price of petrol and diesel and gave relief to the public.”
Congress leader Digvijay Singh too tweeted, “We don’t know in how many days, India’s situation will be that like of Sri Lanka, but we need not worry about it as ‘Hinduism is in danger.”
Singh also quoted the spokesperson for Madhya Pradesh Congress Committee Bhupendra Gupta Agam’s post on Facebook where he had posted, “Sri Lanka had taken a loan of 95 per cent of its GDP and PM Modi has taken 83 per cent. We are just 13 steps away from being the World leader.”
Sri Lanka is battling a severe economic crisis with food and fuel scarcity affecting a large number of the people in the island nation. The economy has been in a free-fall since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Sri Lanka is also facing a foreign exchange shortage, which has, incidentally, affected its capacity to import food and fuel, leading to the power cuts in the country. The shortage of essential goods forced Sri Lanka to seek assistance from friendly countries, the media reported.
Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya met with the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Dr. Kristalina Georgieva, at Temple Tress on the 17th of February
Dr. Georgieva, commended the Government’s efforts in stabilizing the country’s economy and in managing recent economic and natural shocks. She noted that Cyclone Ditwah had caused severe impacts, especially on economically vulnerable communities, underscoring the importance of targeted support and resilience-building measures.
The Prime Minister expressed appreciation for the IMF’s continued support to Sri Lanka, particularly in the aftermath of Cyclone Ditwah. The PM further emphasized that real economic recovery and development must directly benefit the economically vulnerable groups and ensure inclusive growth, highlighting the need for Sri Lanka to attract quality and sustainable investments, particularly in the tourism sector.
The importance of reforming the education system to focus not only on knowledge acquisition but also on skills development and employability was also discussed
The meeting was attended by the Chief of Staff of the IMF Managing Director Andreas Bauer, Director, Asia and Pacific Department, Dr. Krishna Srinivasan Division Chief (Strategic Communications), Communications Department, Pierre Mejlak Resident Representative for Sri Lanka Dr. Martha Woldemichael, Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka Dr. P. Nandalal Weerasinghe, and Deputy Governor Dr. C. Amarasekara, Secretary to the Prime Minister Pradeep Saputhanthri and Additional Secretary to the Prime Minister Ms. Sagarika Bogahawatta.
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The Cabinet of Ministers approved the resolution forwarded by the Minister of Health and Mass Media to relocate the Deniyaya Base Hospital after constructing a new hospital with a capacity of 300 beds at an estimated cost of Rupees 6,000 million.
The Southern Provincial Department of Health has acquired a plot of land in Handford estate which is approximately 03 kilometres away from the town for this purpose.
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