Opposition protests against electricity tariff hike

August 29, 2022 at 11:38 AM

The Opposition Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) today staged a protest outside the Parliament against the increase in electricity tariffs. 

Several Opposition MPs including, SJB and Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa and Tamil Progressive Alliance (TPA) leader Mano Ganesan participated in the protest.

Speaking to reporters, MP Sajith Premadasa questioned if the government has extended an invitation to form an All-Party Government in a bid to distribute the US Dollars that were obtained via the financial malpractices involving the Norchcholai Coal Power Plant. 

MP Premadasa said that the offer to establish an All-Party Government has been made at a time when the whole nation has been pushed into darkness due to an increase in electricity charges.

The government is still continuing to further burden the public with such financial malpractices at a time when they are already facing severe hardships, he pointed out. (NewsWire)