“The working class people in Sri Lanka should be get united under one banner and try to change the current executive presidency and restore parliamentary governance instead of trying to topple the current government if really want fair solutions for their burning problems” the Minister of National Languages and Social Integration Vasudeva Nanayakkara has said today(01).
Addressing a May Day meeting organized by the Republic Health Services Union in Colombo this morning the minister has said that by dividing in to political parties,religions,caste and class could not do any good for the working class people and national unity among them is the greatest weapon for them to win their demands.”working class people in this May Day should think of launching a island wide token strike to change the current governing system in the country ” he has stressed.
“Nowadays working class in the country have not received a sufficient income to meet their expenses and on the other hand the cost of living is rising sharply by adding more burden to their lives.so the workers therefor should try atleast to get their allowances increased’ the minister has further said.
However by addressing the gathering most of the trade union leaders have stressed the need to topple current government as the government is trying to reduce gratuity of the government service and destroying the public money by investing in institutions which are suffering heavy losses.