In a press conference called for at the Ministry of Finance , Minister of Finance Ravi Karunanayake said, that prices of 223 essential goods were reduced. No one talks about it. Only in respect of rice uncertainty about rising prices exists. Even the President has accepted it. In relation to rising rice prices , rice importers and paddy storing owners are responsible for it. There is a massive mafia behind this rising price in rice. Only the media can infiltrate and bring facts out to the public.
Further, I am a rich man by generation. I count 24 years political history. I didn’t get rich quick. As from the beginning I worked hard and became a rich man . If anyone is interested in finding out my assets, go to Parliament pay Rs 25 and get it without any difficulty, he concluded.
I came to know from media reports that Mahinda keeps on asking what have done with the new loans obtained by us?. He handed over the foreign debt burdened country to us. Mahinda regime obtained 9.7 billion foreign loans, which we were compelled to re pay. Mahinda, who increased the debt from 1, 700 billion to 9, 500 billion is now questioning about the loan taken by us. Does he has any self respect in asking such question shamefully?
