No 200% salary hike : MR

10 May 2011 01:56 pm

The 200% salary increase demanded by the University academics cannot be provided and the demand is politically motivated against the government, President Mahinda Rajapaksa said today

The President added that if the University academics requested for a discussion regarding their demands it could be arranged.

If a 200% salary hike is given to the University academics other education officials will also demand such a hike and it is unreasonable for them to demand something the government is unable to fulfill, the President said today.

President Rajapaksa expressed these views after being questioned regarding the trade union action currently being carried out by the University academics island wide. (Daily Mirror online)