The United National Party (UNP) charged yesterday the government had failed to fulfil its promises such as a salary increase of Rs.2,500 for public servants, made in the run up to the January 26 presidential election.
UNP front-liner Kabir Hashim said the government even pledged to give public sector employment to some 20,000 graduates, but this too remained another of the many broken promises.
“The Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) led United Peoples Freedom Alliance (UPFA) government has been in power for 16 years. This government has taken Sri Lanka down the road to disaster in the socio-economic sector.
It is strange to find the very same ministers who ruined this country now asking for a fresh mandate. How can such a group of failed ministers develop the country,” he asked.
Mr. Hashim said the government had already spent all the funds allocated in the Vote on Account but there was little or nothing tangible to be seen by way of economic development in Sri Lanka.
“The Vote on Account was meant to cover expenditure up to April. But the funds allocated have been all used up with nothing much to show by way of socio-economic development,” he said.
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UNP front-liner Kabir Hashim said the government even pledged to give public sector employment to some 20,000 graduates, but this too remained another of the many broken promises.
“The Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) led United Peoples Freedom Alliance (UPFA) government has been in power for 16 years. This government has taken Sri Lanka down the road to disaster in the socio-economic sector.
It is strange to find the very same ministers who ruined this country now asking for a fresh mandate. How can such a group of failed ministers develop the country,” he asked.
Mr. Hashim said the government had already spent all the funds allocated in the Vote on Account but there was little or nothing tangible to be seen by way of economic development in Sri Lanka.
“The Vote on Account was meant to cover expenditure up to April. But the funds allocated have been all used up with nothing much to show by way of socio-economic development,” he said.
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