Allegations malicious and baseless: Kabir

27 June 2018 01:04 am - 9 - {{hitsCtrl.values.hits}}

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Some activists of civil organizations were making baseless allegations misusing the freedom of expression ushered in by the incumbent Government, Highways Minister Kabir Hashim said.

“Those allegations against me were malicious and baseless,” he said.

“Today they have the freedom to make allegations. But there should be a base for these allegations. I am sorry to state that those activists as well as media, which publicise these allegations, should ascertain the veracity of the information published,” he said.

He said that he worked as the Minister of Higher Education up to March 2015 under the 100-Day Programme and Dr Sarath Amunugama was appointed as the Minister of Higher Education on March 22, 2015, by the President.

“Meanwhile, on June 19, the Board of Directors of the University Grants Commission decided to channel the investments through National Savings Bank. At that time the Minister of Higher Education was Dr Sarath Amunugama. Not me. The decision was taken by the University Grants Commission.

“Therefore as blamed by an activist I have no connection at all with these matters and clearly I must say that this allegation was baseless,” he said.

He said that the UGC was blamed by the COPE Committee and a system was introduced in 2013 for the UGC to make such investments.

“They have done it under the instructions of the Attorney General,” he said.

The Minister then asked the media to publicise the frauds occurred before the Yahapalana Government.

“Reveal the frauds committed by companies like Entrust, which defrauded over Rs. 12 billion. Out of that Rs. 2,500 million was taken from the Central Bank Pensioners Fund and another 2,500 million from Ceylon Electricity Board Pensioners Fund,” the Minister said.

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Sarath Wednesday, 27 June 2018 02:56 AM

In the post independence history of Sri Lanka the Politicians who first actually started accepting bribes and involved in other financial corruptions were the Muslim Ministers.They always had a money making mentality in the right or wrong way. It has continued ever since.Other Politicians learnt corruption by observing the Muslims.

SD Wednesday, 27 June 2018 07:40 AM

Muslim politicians like Mohamed Gota I suppose!Don't be a damn racist!

Mahila Thursday, 28 June 2018 01:15 AM

You mean the first corrupt Minister who got caught. There others who did not and they were from different colours and Hues to prove that we Sri Lankans are a multi cultural society

lion Wednesday, 27 June 2018 05:25 AM

Media is always eager to pinpoint the corruption under this government and fallow a look-worm policy when it comes to the previous government. This will be seen very clearly when the information starts to come in the Airlanka probe now under investigation. Period of Nishantha will be less high lighted compared to the period under the friends of Ranil.

Seelawathi Wednesday, 27 June 2018 11:50 AM

Minister, are you sure? any road project have you initiate to have " bank funded"? during the time you was a sub minister of both Highways and Public enterprising connected with banks ? Please check your memory and tell us if we are wrong?

WTF Wednesday, 27 June 2018 12:17 PM

FACT: Every politician has skeletons in the closet. Unfortunately, there are no non-corrupt politicians in either our past, present or likely to be any in our future administrations.

dulan Wednesday, 27 June 2018 03:49 PM

Then why do you and other people continue to vote? I don't.It is not just corruption they have ruined every sector in sri lanka

Citizen Wednesday, 27 June 2018 07:15 PM

SarathDont be a racist Be a humanNowadays Sinhalese are the biggest Bribe takers from the customs / incomeTax dept etc etcY target only muslims ministersEven buddhist minsters are doing theSame thing

paddy Wednesday, 27 June 2018 10:12 PM

So this Minister is aware that Entrust defrauded huge sums of money from the pensioner's funds. What are they, or have they, done about it. Why is he asking the media to expose the frauds. What a useless government.

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