Dinesh Blames Sampanthan for Maintaining Silence & Sampanthan Responded Strongly

While participating in the parliamentary  debate on essential services Extra Ordinary gazette notification issued by the President to ensure smooth operation of petroleum products, Joint Opposition  Member of Parliament Dinesh Gunawardena yesterday, blasted the  leader  of the opposition ,R.Sampanthan  for keeping silence while the country is in turmoil.

Participating in the same debate Opposition Leader and Tamil National Alliance (TNA) leader R. Sampanthan responded stating , that the the government cannot be toppled by disrupting the essential services. He justified the action taken by the President and said, that smooth distribution of  fuel to the people is essential. But the Joint Opposition is attempting to disrupt it. That is the reason why the President declared the distribution of fuel as an essential service. Further, he said that the trade unions are essential  to safeguard the rights of workers in  a democratic country,  but they should not misuse their power and cripple the essential services of a country. No one can topple the government  other than using the vote in a democratic country.

He stressed that that a democratically elected government cannot tolerate such situations. Hence the government should not hesitate to take strong decisions to solve the problems of the people, he concluded.