We have seen enough nonsense; it’s time to call for a stop Coordinator of the UNP’s trade union, the Jathika Sevaka Sangamaya, parliamentarian Ravi Karunanayake says that the strike action called by hundreds of trade unions on the 21st demanding the withdrawal of the electricity tariff hike would be a success since it is done [...]
TUs have given leadership, people have a responsibility to come forward JVP politburo member and head of the National Trade Union Center (NTUC), K. D. Lalkantha says that the strike called on the 21st by the Coordinating Committee for a Joint Trade Union Alliance demanding the withdrawal of electricity tariff increase is a unique campaign [...]
People have shown how their power has won struggles Attorney at Law and Central Committee member of the JVP, Sunil Watagala says that people have to use their civil rights to struggle. He observed that since the people have seen how the judiciary has been ignored, the option is for the people to struggle and agitate [...]
Any strong govt feels vulnerable when people take to the streets UNP Badulla District parliamentarian Harin Fernando says that the government’s move to marginally reduce the electricity tariffs that were increased last month is yet another media gimmick done to divert people’s attention from the issue and to convince that the government is genuine in [...]
It is now time to work for national and people’s interests UNP Colombo District parliamentarian Ravi Karunanayake says the government that promised subsidies and cuts in water and electricity bills is now playing with the future of the people. He noted that the UNP’s demand is nothing else but ensuring no increase in electricity tariffs. [...]
Government can be pushed back by people’s struggles JVP politburo member and parliamentarian Anura Kumara Dissanayake says the President and the government is trying to mislead the public by saying that the electricity tariffs have been reduced. He blamed the government for the losses incurred by the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB), which has been attributed [...]
What is needed is a well-organized, well-planned agitation Head of the UNP’s Jathika Sevaka Sangamaya (JSS) and parliamentarian Dr Jayalath Jayawardena says the rising cost of living is the result of the sins of the UPFA government that include bribery, corruption and inefficient management of finances. He observed that workers should come out and agitate against [...]
A broad coalition needed to fight for common causes JVP politburo member and Head of the National Trade Union Center (NTUC), K.D. Lalkantha says that the trade union movement has been able to fight and win the demands of the working people. However, he noted that organized struggle could win and there’s a need to [...]
Country’s economy in a precarious state UNP parliamentarian Ravi Karunanayake says that the proposed 20 percent aid cut by the US to Sri Lanka has come at a time when the country’s economy is in a precarious situation. He observed that Sri Lanka seems to be losing aid from many areas and that it was mostly [...]
The current system must be changed to solve crisis President of the Inter Company Employees’ Union (ICEU), Wasantha Samarasinghe says that the people are now feeling the economic crisis faced by the country. He noted that the government has failed to properly administer the economy. “The country’s economy is now defunct and the people are [...]
