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BG warns of protests to derail IMF programme
By Rathindra Kuruwita
Cabinet spokesman Bandula Gunawardena said yesterday that he had asked President Ranil Wickremesinghe to make public transport an essential service.
Addressing the post-Cabinet press briefing in Colombo he said that some groups were organising a campaign on November 22 to disrupt the IMF programme. This could also mean disrupting operations of the expressways, he said.
“So, I asked the President on Monday (20) to make public transport an essential service. You know what happens to people who do not adhere to laws governing essential services,” he said.