Opening of local fuel market is welcomed –SJB MP

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Opening up of the local fuel sales market is a welcome move, a Samagi Jana Balwegaya (SJB) MP said today.

SJB Deputy National Organizer and official Spokesman S. M. Marikar was referring to Monday’s cabinet decision to allow two more foreign companies to enter into the local fuel market.

“Opening up the fuel sales market is a welcome move as the consumers will benefit from it at the end of the day. Competitiveness will increase when there are several players in the market and thus pave the way for frequent price reductions,” Marikar said.

“It is advisable to open up the education and the health markets as well. Private sector should be allowed to open up more hospitals so that Sri Lanka will be able to attract people in countries such as Maldives to come to this island for medical treatment, he added.

“One must not think that I am favourable towards the incumbent President and the government when I welcome the opening of the fuel market. We welcome any move to which SJB could agree,” he also said.

Further, he said there are different options when restructuring state owned enterprises. “One can follow the Singaporean model where an institution made up of both the state sector and the private sector could be set up to run government institutions while the private sector could be given the task of managing the institutions,” he said in this regard.

Whilst lauding the incumbent President for changing the ideologies of SLPP which opposed the IMF and the restructuring of state institutions, the SJB MP opposed the President at the same time. “Democratic Ranil Wickremesinghe has died and only Ranil Wickremesinghe the dictator is alive today,” he said.(Yohan Perera)

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Malij Tuesday, 28 March 2023 06:25 PM

Looks like very soon Sajith is going to be the only representative from SJB in the parliament. A dubious honour once held by the incumbent president Hon. RW. Twist of fate? Or tenacity of a man who outsmarted all the others single handedly?

Modaya Tuesday, 28 March 2023 07:10 PM

RW is acting within the framework. Anyone can challenge his actions in courts if his actions are not within the constitution.

Tom Tuesday, 28 March 2023 07:24 PM

In the past, it was people like this within the party who destroyed the image of RW as he never gave in to their demands for popular decisions instead of correct decisions. It was the greedy, selfish pigs on the UNP itself who did the damage more than his opponents. As a result the party

SJB wants to sell the country to India Tuesday, 28 March 2023 07:25 PM

SJB is always about selling state assets, just like the UNP. The country started going downhill during the UNP government, and SJB wants to now ruin the country. India is having paid operatives in SJB to have SJB have policies to sell state assets at below cost value.

Varuna Tuesday, 28 March 2023 09:57 PM

Good to hear this from Marikar. Commonsense prevails.

Amaran Wednesday, 29 March 2023 02:30 AM

Certainly COMPETITIVENESS would bring EFFICIENCY and EFFECTIVENESS. Those who enjoy may not agree this. Therefore, this move will stimulate good market market condition. Secondly, listed companies could bring Foreign Exchange when foreign investors buy shares.

Sivalingam Wednesday, 29 March 2023 07:17 AM

Marikotiya.

Man Wednesday, 29 March 2023 09:52 AM

@Modaya, RW doesn’t care the constitution after his election and independent commissions influenced. With the immunity, he will be the President for ever with the help of the security forces.

Dinesh Withanage Wednesday, 29 March 2023 02:41 PM

Theoretically both the UNP and SJB are on common idideological grounds and this guy's rhetorics are further solidifying the broad public opinion. I doubt whether the party seniors freed him unadvised . Back in to recent history, the UNP / SJB split was as a result of the leadership struggle, a friction between the aristocrats and bourgeoisie but not because of ideologies .

GHT Wednesday, 29 March 2023 08:44 PM

To his causes supporting are YOU GUYS, intending to CROSS OVER holding TORCH-(PANTHAN).

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