Sajith pledges to enhance lives of estate workers

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SJB leader Sajith Premadasa has pledged to give an opportunity to estate workers to become owners of small tea holdings as the Prime Minister of a future Samagi Jana Balavegaya (SJB) government.

Mr. Premadasa expressed these views at a meeting held on Wednesday at the DKW Cultural Hall in Hatton organized by the Tamil Progressive Youth Organization to support its three candidates contesting the elections in Nuwara Eliya District.

“Former President Ranasinghe Premadasa granted citizenship to estate workers and ownership of land to these families is essential to attain the state of real citizenship,” Mr. Premadasa said.

“They should also be provided with a better health and education system,” he added. (Ranjith Rajapaksa)

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Sajith20,000 Thursday, 16 July 2020 10:09 PM

this clown NEVER CEASES TO AMAZE ME

Kumara Friday, 17 July 2020 03:18 AM

Every Sinhala Political Party Leader says the same about estate workers' rights for many years. Say this before the election and do the opposite after!

Vadivelu Yogaratnam Friday, 17 July 2020 05:11 AM

You are perfectly right as sir, long overdue.

Sashi Friday, 17 July 2020 05:16 AM

Once they are educated, will they still want to pluck tea?

Bhatiya Siriwardena Friday, 17 July 2020 08:03 AM

They must be given proper housing and hygeiene before anything else

MN Friday, 17 July 2020 11:17 AM

He is swearing give anything to deceive voters to vote for him,he seems encouraging people ,not work hard but live on welfare,with pemadasa we Will see a country of beggars

FF Friday, 17 July 2020 11:44 AM

WHICH LEADER OF THIS COUNTRY IS WILLING TO GRANT THESE PRIVILEGES

Coomjonah. P Saturday, 18 July 2020 12:00 PM

Do you think srilanka belong to your family and the tea estates your private property? You are simply provoking all citizens and in the meantime exposing your leadership qualities. Give everything free ? I as a proud citizen feel sorry for my motherland Srilanka to have people like you in politics.

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