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SJB calls on victims of economic crisis to demand Rs 150,000 each as compensation
By Saman Indrajith
Chief Opposition Whip and Kandy District SJB MP Lakshman Kiriella told Parliament on Tuesday that every Sri Lankan was now entitled to claim Rs 150,000 as compensation by moving court on the basis of the Supreme Court ruling that the Rajapaksa brothers were guilty of having caused the country’s worst-ever financial crisis.
The Chief Opposition Whip said that the Supreme Court had ruled that former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, ex-Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, former Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa, former Central Bank of Sri Lanka Governors Ajith Nivard Cabraal and Prof. W. D. Lakshman, and ex-secretaries to the Treasury PB Jayasundera and S.R. Attygalle had violated the fundamental rights of the people by mishandling the economy and causing the unprecedented economic crisis.
Kiriella
The ruling was given after considering the petitions by the Transparency International, Open University’s Prof Mahim Mendis, former national swimming champion Julian Bolling and former chairperson of Ceylon Chamber of Commerce Chandra Jayaratne and Jehan Kanakaratne.
“We welcome the Supreme Court decision and praise the petitioners for taking this initiative. We have been telling the same thing in this House for the past two to three years. Now, it has been proved that the national economy was ruined by the Rajapaksas and others,” Kiriella said.
Opposition and SJB leader Sajith Premadasa yesterday called on all those adversely affected by the economic crisis to come forward and claim compensation.
The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the resolution furnished by the Minister of Industries and Entrepreneurship Development to recognize the “Sri Lanka National Export
Development Plan – 2026–2030” as the official strategic framework for export development and promotion of exports in Sri Lanka.
The Sri Lanka Export Development Board, in collaboration with public and private sector stakeholders connected to the export sector, has formulated the National Export Development Plan 2026–2030 by obtaining technical assistance under the Policy-Based Lending Programme of the Asian Development Bank.
The aforementioned Plan provides a comprehensive strategic framework to guide and monitor Sri Lanka’s export development process, with the target of earning US$ 36 billion in foreign exchange through the export of goods and services by the year 2030
The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the resolution furnished by the Minister of Women and Child Affairs to accept the Global Charter for Children’s Care Reform for Sri Lanka.
Approval has been granted by the Cabinet of Ministers on several earlier occasions to amend the Consumer Affairs Authority Act No. 9 of 2003.
In accordance with the approval granted at the Cabinet
meeting held on 2023-05-02, the Legal Draftsman is currently in the process of preparing the relevant amended Bill, and the Legal Draftsman has informed that it would be appropriate to obtain policy approval from the present Cabinet of Ministers for that purpose.
Accordingly, taking into consideration the necessity of restructuring the Consumer Affairs Authority too, the Cabinet of Ministers has approved the resolution furnished by the Minister of Trade, Commerce, Food Security and Cooperative
Development to instruct the Legal Draftsman to expeditiously complete the preparation of the relevant Bill to enable the amendment of the Consumer Affairs Authority Act, No. 9 of 2003.
Cabinet approves recognition of ‘Sri Lanka National Export Development Plan – 2026–2030’
Cabinet nod to accept the Global Charter for Children’s Care Reform for Sri Lanka
Cabinet grants policy approval to amend the Consumer Affairs Authority Act, No. 9 of 2003
Cabinet approal for Legal Draftsman to prepare a Bill to enable the amendment of Finance Business Act, No. 42 of 2011
M.S. Mahadiulwewa appointed act in the post of Director General of Commerce
Wimal S.K. Liyanagama appointed Director General of Customs
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