3 May 2018 03:09 pm
GMOA Secretary Dr. Haritha Aluthge told a news conference that its Central Committee (CC) which met this morning had unanimously arrived to this decision and added that the CC had authorised its Executive Committee (Ex-Co) to take final decision on the work stoppage.
He said they had reached to this decision with the absence of a justifiable response from the related authorities for several burning issues in the country including proposed KNDU Bill, FTA inked with Singapore, Economic and Technology Cooperative Agreement (ETCA) with India and the new Inland Revenue Act with would discourage professionals to serve in the country.
“Another issue is Health Minister Rajitha Senaratne’s arbitrary behaviour relating the cancellation of Sri Lanka Medical Council’s (SLMC) election. There are several problems with regard to the transport facilities of medical officers and transfer schemes which have not yet been addressed by the authorities,” he said.
He said the GMOA would take actions to make people aware of the KNDU Bill and to defeat it. He also said legal actions would be taken against the FTA inked with Singapore and ETCA with India.
“We are forced to launch a countrywide work stoppage over these issues with the absence of a positive response from the authorities. Accordingly, we will go for a work stoppage without prior notice at any moment. The final decision will be decided by the Ex-Co in coming days,” he said. (Kalathma Jayawardhane)
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