Sajith says Prez does more atrocious things than Gota

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It is interesting to witness today that President Ranil Wickremesinghe has resorted to doing what Gotabaya Rajapaksa did not as President, Opposition and Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) leader Sajith Premadasa said.

The last resort of a failed politician who has been rejected by the people is dictatorial ambitions. But there is no slightest of opportunities in this country for dictatorships, Mr. Premadasa added.

Addressing a mass rally organized by the SJB at Kaduwela over the weekend, Mr. Premadasa went onto say that the Sri Lankans are confronted with a tripartite trepidation instigated by the government, namely the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA), newly gazetted High Security Zones and the establishment of a Broadcasting Authority.

“The government fears the people. The people demand freedom from hardships brought about by the Gota-Ranil regime. These undemocratic steps have been taken by the government to make the life of 22 million Sri Lankans more miserable, unbearable and hellish. But 5.8 million families subjected to immense sufferings and distress cannot be silenced in this way by a regime hated, detested and rejected by a whole nation,” Mr. Premadasa emphasized.

‘The government pledged to bring prosperity and splendour to Sri Lanka during their election campaigns two years ago but has turned the country into a hell on earth by now. Some say that they can see the heaven when they climb the Lotus Tower. But alas, they also can see the hell at the same time when they look down. It is heart rending to see news reports that people in some parts of the country are digging the bottom of dried up tanks for lotus yams to buy a packet of milk powder for their kids. The government has pushed 6.1 million people under extreme poverty while a vast majority of the population doesn’t get three square meals per day. Hunger, malnutrition and anemia are wide spread. This is the prosperity and splendour the Ranil - Rajapaksa regime gave the 22 million people of this country,” Mr. Premadasa noted.

The proposed Broadcasting Authorities Act (BAA) also came under heavy criticism by Mr. Premadasa when he said that the attempts to muzzle the media and silence journalists indicate that the end of the Ranil Wickremesinghe regime is sooner than they expect.

Before long, the SJB would rally the entire country against using of draconian PTA to suppress the media and journalists, strangle dissent and protest by the youths and to stifle the anger and despise on the government by the masses who have been subjected to immense sufferings and pain. The illegal designation of high security zones in Colombo under the provisions of the Official Secret Act of 1955 has strictly restricted the public liberty. Therefore, the day will not be too far when the entire electorate would converge on the street to boot this cursed regime out,” Mr. Premadasa stressed.( Sandun A Jayasekera)

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Comments - 9

tilak Tuesday, 27 September 2022 09:37 AM

Sajith-what is your plan, if any, to revive the country other than talking in tongue twisting English words

sunil Tuesday, 27 September 2022 09:37 AM

May be correct, but you or JVP are not the alternative

Voter Tuesday, 27 September 2022 09:38 AM

Mere shouting by SJB on a daily basis without action will only make people lose faith.

Joseph Tuesday, 27 September 2022 09:39 AM

It is pitmatic to note that this guy would go to any level to gain power

No to UNHRC Tuesday, 27 September 2022 09:52 AM

Good work by Sajith, encouraging for general public to realise. If underground youth movement starts, even if it become violent, the SJB might have to deny knowledge of against PTA activity if they want the people's longer term favour. How serious SJB are to topple our current system of power depends on how understanding they are of the need to take over all the current High Security Zones away from the military.

Pravin Tuesday, 27 September 2022 02:43 PM

SP is a lost cause. He had his chance on many occasion but did not have the backbone, and rather hid behind a thin veil of so called 'principles'. He showed how he lost his head when he started pushing around and instructing his own party folk in authoritative fashion, much to their shock and surprise, when he believed that he may end up being PM, under a Dallas presidency. Wonder if those traits run in the family. Many of us do still remember the harrowing days in the late 80's.

Buddhist Tuesday, 27 September 2022 03:58 PM

Looking at the recent acts of Ranil compared to Gota, Gota appears to be a SAINT!

Once bittern, twice shy Tuesday, 27 September 2022 04:58 PM

It is strange, that Sajith have forgotten how he was hooted and chased away by the Aragalaya youth, when he went to give leadership to them! It was his body guards who rescued him. Are you trying to it once again?

Vadivelu Yogaratnam Wednesday, 28 September 2022 02:15 AM

That is the nature of Lankan politicians, is not going to change forever, to save their ash in power will do anything irrelevant to principals.

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