Pass fuel price reduction benefit to people; Minister tells Three-wheeler Unions

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Three-wheeler Unions should act to pass the benefit of fuel price reduction to the people as prices of petrol have been reduced by Rs. 100 in three separate occasions, Power and Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekara said today.

He told Parliament that steps were being taken to increase the fuel quota for three-wheelers that were operating on full time basis within next two weeks.

"Petrol prices were reduced by Rs. 20 on one ocassion and by Rs. 40 in two occasions. The three-wheeler unions must now pass the benefit to the people," he said.

Responding to a question by SJB MP Mujibur Rahman, the Minister said registration of three-wheelers operating on full-time basis was being carried out at present and that fuel quota given for them would be increased soon after the registration process is completed.

"There were around 11,000 three-wheelers registered with the Department of Motor Vehicles but it was found out that only 350,000 three-wheelers were running on full-time basis. Registration of three-wheelers are being done and it would be completed within the next two weeks," he said. (Ajith Siriwardana and Yohan Perera)

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Sunil Tuesday, 18 October 2022 02:00 PM

How can a family of the three-wheeler operators make a living on just 5 liters a week? This moron of a minister cannot even understand a simple thing as this.

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Lankan Style Tuesday, 18 October 2022 04:32 PM

"There were around 11,000 three-wheelers registered with the Department of Motor Vehicles but it was found out that only 350,000 three-wheelers were running on full-time basis. WoW! So, 11,000 is greater than 350,000? Who the hell approved this news article to be published?

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Wonderful Colony Tuesday, 18 October 2022 05:17 PM

What nonsense is this fellow talking? He surely doesn’t deserve to be a Minister for anything. All 225 in the Diyawannawa Mental Hospital should be shot with their own shit.

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Wonderful Colony Tuesday, 18 October 2022 05:17 PM

What nonsense is this fellow talking? He surely doesn’t deserve to be a Minister for anything. All 225 in the Diyawannawa Mental Hospital should be shot with their own shit.

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Sambo Wednesday, 19 October 2022 07:29 AM

All the unions in this country is only for them selves and not for the public. When they strike, they strike the public.

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Jef Wednesday, 19 October 2022 01:12 PM

It's about time to regulate threewheel that Use for taxi service with minium 20 or 30 ltr then business tax on that basis to introduce like GST now given fuel pass easly could monitor if genuine threewheel drivers will obe non business threewheel should be give 5 ltr if other wise. Government must look at increasing revenue even with strickt safe driving conditions implementing fines people need to act sensible way on pulic roads you dont find police getting involved only they do is stopping bikes for licence insurance busses three wheels motor bikes are the biggest culprits that cause danger for everyone no respect for any one even the ambulance not given priority It's about time people take responsibility or fine them never to repeat....only solution . Everyone wants to lead or like to be in front for no reason this drivers hate to give others a chance not even the pedestrian

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