SJB Leader Sajith Premadasa and NPP Leader Anura Dissanayake are making many promises to voters to win the Presidential Election. But most of their promises are against IMF agreements. Even President Ranil Wickremesinghe cannot break those agreements. If he breaks those agreements, the IMF will stop supporting our country. Even the President is not capable of rebuilding it.
Agriculture and Plantation Industries Minister Mahinda Amaraweera expressed these views while addressing a public meeting held in Agunukolapalassa on Thursday (22). A meeting of activists of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party, United National Party and Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna to confirm the victory of President Ranil Wickramesinghe was also held.
“We have decided to give Rs. 25,000 as Government employee allowance from January according to those IMF agreements. Also, it was decided to provide fertilizer subsidy up to Rs. 15,000 in the upcoming Maha Season according to that agreement. Otherwise, if we want to break these agreements, the country will collapse.
“We have never voted for President Ranil Wickremesinghe. But the excellence of his leadership that he has shown in the last two years should be truly appreciated. A good leader emerges from the way he faces a crisis.
“During the economic crisis, both Sajith and Anura ran away saying that they could not take over the country. That’s because they don’t have any self-confidence. Now Anura says that he wants to take over the country and he sent a letter to Gotabaya Rajapaksa. It has now been proven to be a complete lie.
“Also, when we asked Sajith to take over the country, he said that he needed to discuss it with the officials of the Finance Ministry. After giving that opportunity, his so-called economists told ‘not to accept it’. At this time, taking over the country was considered suicidal and ran away in fear. Only Ranil Wickremesinghe faced the crisis without fear. He not only accepted this challenge but managed it very well.
“And he has proven to the country that he is a capable leader. Therefore, in this year’s Presidential Election, a number of progressive parties in this country, led by the Sri Lanka Freedom Party, are committed to his victory. And he is coming to this election as an independent candidate. He is not contesting representing a party. President Wickremesinghe is contesting the Presidential Election as the nation’s candidate. Therefore, we are working to make him win.”
The Minister also said that the Presidential candidate we support will definitely win.
Many activists of all the three parties participated in this discussion.
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