Thread by @RW_UNP

1. Ministerial Salaries & Privileges:

With the view of easing public expenditure; the new Cabinet Ministers of the Government will forgo ministerial salaries while a limit will be placed on other benefits enjoyed to date.

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2. Fuel Shipment Update:

I have presented an update to Parliament today regarding the Fuel Shipments that has arrived and is scheduled to arrive.



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3.Response to MP Patali Champika Ranawaka (A):

I have responded to the issues raised in the letter addressed to me. It includes;

oThe discussions with President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Party Leaders on the next steps after the 21st Amendment has been presented in Parliament

3.Response to MP Patali Champika Ranawaka (B):

oThe assistance of foreign specialists if required regarding the 2019 Easter Sunday Attacks investigations
oIncorporating the electoral system in European countries to address the current issues faced in the electoral system.

4. Impending Food shortage (A):

While the ministry of Agriculture would take the lead, all MPs should unite to implement a programme to increase the cultivation of the necessary crops and address the the impending food shortage with appropriate mechanisms.

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4. Impending Food shortage (B):

United States has forecasted a world food shortage and identified Sri Lanka and Afghanistan as 2 countries to be badly affected.

4.2 Impending Food shortage (C):

While there may not be time to obtain fertiliser for this Yala Season, steps are being taken to ensure adequate stocks for the Maha Season.

5. I have accepted former Maldivian President @MohamedNasheed 's generous offer to assist in the relief efforts in Sri Lanka's economic recovery by coordinating the efforts to secure foreign assistance.

6. I sincerely urge everyone to accept the gravity of the country situation. It is essential for all parties to come together to appoint an all-party National Assembly to immediately address the issues in the country.

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