While denying allegations that the government has bribed the
public with the Budget 2015, Minister of Irrigation and Leader of the House
Nimal Siripala de Silva said budget proposals offered formidable solutions to
issues on the ground.
Minister Nimal Siripala Silva sleeping:-
“The President has always provided for the needs of the
people, this times Budget is a turning point for the country, the President
should be appreciated unconditionally for his commitment to grant this relief”,
The Minister said speaking to vernacular newspaper today.
Minister Silva denied the oppositions’ allegations that the
Budget 2015 was a ‘Budget Bonanza’ and a “trick” by the UPFA government to
hoodwink the public ahead of a presidential election.
The Minister maintained that Budget 2015 is aimed at
strengthening the country’s economy and its political stability.
Meanwhile, Minister
Silva asserted that UNP Parliamentarian Ravi Karunanayake’s comments on the
country’s Debt Policy bears no truth and that Karunanayake’s parameters in
estimating the country’s outstanding debt is off-course.
“We have been able to
bring down the debt percentage to a 65% while maintaining an economic
development rate between 7% - 8%”, Silva said.
However, Minister Silva, who is one of the most senior
ministers in the government, was seen sleeping while President Mahinda
Rajapaksa was delivering the budget speech. The pictures portraying the
Minister’s sluggish behavior was widely shared on social media.
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