No one should employ minors including politicians: Ruwan

No one should be allowed to employ minors as domestic servants no matter whether he or she is a politician or not, UNP Deputy Leader Ruwan Wijewardene said today.

Wijewardene who met the UNP activists in Viyaluwa said action should be taken against anyone who employs minors.

“No one should be allowed to employ minors no matter if a person is a politician or not. Mr. Bathiudeen is however being held as a suspect. He is yet to be found guilty. He should be punished if found guilty,” Mr. Wijewardene said.

“UNP never nurtured Mr. Bathiudeen as he began politics with the politicians of the present government. It is true that he joined us to form the Yahapalana government in 2015. However he joined the Samagi Jana Balawegaya ( SJB),” he added.

On the COVID-19 situation, Wijewardena said the total number of people who had died of COVID 19 was 4380 as of today. 

"It would have been possible to save these lives if the government booked vaccines on time. A number of cases is surging once again. One wonders whether there would be another lockdown. The advice of medical experts should be sought to resolve this crisis,” Mr. Wijewardene also said.

Asked whether anyone from SJB is currently engaged in a dialogue with UNP, Mr. Wijewardene said few SJB MPs have engaged in such discussions lately. Some want to come back to the UNP while there are others who want both parties to merge,” he said. (Yohan Pertera and Pradeep Pathirana)

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