The Hon. Mahinda Jayasinghe - Deputy Minister
Mahinda Jayasinghe stated that the Government had not promised a Rs. 25,000 figure and that the amount would be finalized later. He argued that the previous Cabinet decision by former President Ranil Wickremesinghe on 4 September, immediately before postal voting, was intended to influence public servants’ votes and was not a genuine policy proposal.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 We did not say Rs. 25,000. We will finalize the figure later. Do not be hasty. Your former President Ranil Wickremesinghe decided in Cabinet on September 4 — the day before postal voting — aiming at the votes of public servants. Please allow me to explain. You asked a question; let me answer. That was aimed at the votes of public servants. But public servants gave a good answer at the postal vote on September 4, 5 and 6. That was a proposal presented to mislead the people and public servants, not one made with genuine intent.
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