JVP flays Trinco oil tank deal
Leasing out the Trincomalee Oil Tank Farm to India will cause serious national security breaches in the future, the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) stressed yesterday.
Speaking at a media briefing in Pelawatte, JVP Leader Anura Dissanayake said that instead of trying to please China and India, the government should focus on protecting national assets like Trincomalee and the Hambantota Oil Tank Farms.
Dissanayake also justified the indefinite strike launched by the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) Trade Union Collective.
Speaking further, he pointed out that due to the leasing out of the Oil Tank Farm to India, the income of the CPC will reduce drastically.
“The CPC has the capacity of managing both, Hambantota and Trincomalee, Oil Tank Farms. Even in a situation as such, the government is ignoring the tender which the CPC legally obtained. Therefore, we urge the government to give a fair solution to the CPC employees and solve the issue,” Dissanayake added.
Islandwide distribution of fuel was interrupted yesterday due to the indefinite strike launched by the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) Trade Union Collective.
(Source: Ceylon Today – By Methmalie Dissanayake)
Latest Headlines in Sri Lanka
- Sri Lanka reports 80,222 dengue cases with 47 deaths December 11, 2023
- Sri Lanka Parliament decides to debate VAT (amendment) Bill today December 11, 2023
- ‘Unfair, Really Surprised’: Anjum Chopra on Chamari Athapaththu going unsold at WPL Auction December 11, 2023
- Sri Lankan migrant workers remit 5.4 Billion USD in first 11 months December 10, 2023
- Countrywide power outage in Sri Lanka due to a system failure December 9, 2023
