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Curb Liquor companies sponsoring big matches: UPFA
UPFA MP Wimalaweera Dissanayake today urged the Government not to allow liquor manufacturing companies to sponsor annual big matches that are being held among schools.
Mr Dissanayake said companies came forward to promote their liquor such as beer and are encouraging students to consume liquor.
He questioned as to what steps the Government had taken to stop these social ills.
Minister of Education Akila Viraj Kariyawasam who responded said Government did not encourage these sponsorships any time.
Also, he said the Government could not do much about these sponsorships.
MP Dissanayake then said the sentiment expressed by the Minister made it clear that the Government was not concerned about discouraging the consumption of liquor.
Minister Kariyawasam then responded saying the Government had shown that it was concerned about liquor by increasing prices of liquor at the budget. (Yohan Perera and Ajith Siriwardana)
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