The government has decided to arbitrarily rob the retirement payments of the innocent pensioners in the country, revealed Leader of the Opposition Sajith Premadasa upon visiting the Nedigamwila Rajamaha Vihara Temple and receiving blessings from Venerable Dhurandara Uyanwatte Saddharama Thero, the Anunayake of the Amarapura Siri Saddhamma Yukthika Order today (06).
Revealing that these payments are to be deducted under the pretext of crediting the pensioners’ money to Agrahara Insurance, the Opposition Leader added that the government will definitely collect these monies from the retirees should they fail to respond to such a request within two weeks.
The government is trying to make up for loss incurred due to harbouring the rich upon its reigning in via tax reliefs by draining the retired senior citizens who had committed themselves hard for the country for many years, Premadasa added, pledging that he would unconditionally be taking action against this most detestable act.
Expressing his disgust over the government’s fraudulent and shameless move to strategically slash the retirement payments of hundred of thousands of pensioners in the country in the guise of strengthening Agrahara Insurance, the Opposition Leader disclosed that the government issued the latest circular on October 29, 2021 to deduct Rs. 600 from retirees over age 70 and Rs. 400 from retirees below age 70 who retired before 01.01.2016.
The circular demands that the pensioners should read the circular and express within two weeks whether they are opposed to receiving the money, he revealed, questioning as to how many retirees in Sri Lanka would be reading this piece of document. This would be a shameless robbery committed by the government which is violent enough to seek vengeance on the innocent pensioners who are living their old age, Premadasa emphasised, promising that the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) will be taking every possible action against this act.
The Opposition Leader also joined in inspecting the Nedigamwila Navoda Community Water Supply Project.
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