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SJB ready for painful reforms unlike Rajapaksas who only exploited divisions, says MP Hashim
By Akitha Perera
The Samagi Jana Balavegaya (SJB) was interested in genuine reforms that could take the country out of the current economic, social and political crisis, MP Kabir Hashim said in Colombo.
“We need to deal with the current crisis. This was created by those in the Rajapaksa camp. From 2005, they were behind most of the governments. They never won an election by presenting concrete proposals or policies. They have always won elections by amplifying hate and other primal instincts of the people,” Hashim said.
The SJB MP said that those in the Rajapaksa camp had opposed reform and ensured that the country could not go forward. China has developed through reforms and making decisions at the right time, he said.
“SJB thinks that people must be told the truth and rally them around policies. We don’t want to mislead people. We don’t support the western liberal model but we also don’t support some pseudo leftist policies forwarded by pro Rajapaksa elements,” he said.
MP Hashim said that the economic reform process would be painful and that some people will be adversely affected.
“We have no other choice. But we have to protect the vulnerable too. Various government agencies have taken debt amounting to a trillion rupees by the end of 2021. CEB alone lost 70 billion in 2020. The overall samurdhi concession is less than 50 billion rupees,” he said.
The MP said that during the Gotabaya Rajapaksa administration, the state revenue collapsed and due to this Sri Lanka’s credit rating had plummeted.
“It’s easy to destroy things. Rebuilding is hard. I am sure there are many powerful groups that will oppose reverting our tax structure to pre-November 2019 status. The state employees close to 1.5 million and they are paid Rs. 845 billion as salaries a month. How can we pay people when our revenue has collapsed?” he asked.
The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the resolution furnished by the Prime Minister in her capacity as the Minister of Education, Higher Education, and Vocational Education to plan, establish, and implement a computer network covering all the branches of the Department of Examination.
The Legal Aid Commission of Sri Lanka was established under the Legal Aid Act No. 27 of 1978 with the objective of facilitating access to justice for all citizens, including vulnerable groups and marginalized persons.
The commission makes a significant contribution to the protection of fundamental rights through the provision of legal aid services promotion of legal awareness, strengthening the rule of law and promoting access to justice.
It has been identified the appropriateness of declaring a National Legal Aid Day to enhance the public awareness of legal rights and remedies, facilitate a national dialogue on law enforcement and enhance the public understanding of the importance of legal services.
Accordingly, having ratified the legal Aid Act No.27 of 1978, the Cabinet of Ministers has approved the resolution furnished by the Minister of Justice and National Integration to declare July 06th as the National Legal Aid Day.
Circulars giving instructions are issued each year regarding the admission of children to grade 1 in government schools, and its’ objective is to provide and ensure equal access to education, to provide necessary provisions and make necessary arrangements to act in a transparent manner and to minimize irregularities.
The new circular has been formulated taking into consideration the views and suggestions of the Commission to Investigate Bribery and Corruption, the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka, principals and education authorities, while paying attention to the new education reforms.
Accordingly, the Cabinet of Ministers has approved the
resolution formulated by the Prime Minister in her capacity as the Minister of Education, Higher Education, and Vocational Education to issue a new circular containing the relevant provisions and instructions for the admission of children to Grade 1 in government schools from 2027 onwards.
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