The Govt. must take a stand and not follow dictates of trade unions

Who is running this country? Is it the Government or the trade unions?

When will the Government appointed by the people make its own decisions and not follow the dictates of trade unions?

The doctors of the country are educated with the public’s money. They should be a contributory factor to the free medical system serving the people who fund their education.

Yet, we find them doing channelling and private practice, and duping the very people who helped them get educated by charging exorbitant fees. All this, while championing the cause for the free education system.

If a doctor, educated at the public’s expense, decides to make money through the private sec- tor, he or she should pay back all the money expended on their education.

Government doctors shouldn’t be permitted to work in the private sector unless they have been released from public service after having paid back the money expended on their education.

Then we have the Police who it seems are unable to combat crime unless they get a directive from some higher up. There will come a time when a policeman will not arrest a pickpocket or pervert unless he gets the goahead from his OIC who in turn will need the go-ahead from the IP who in turn will need it from the IGP who will need it from the PM who will need it from the President. It is not uncommon to read that the President has ordered the IGP to look into some criminal activity.

Anyone who is intelligent knows that people cannot appear all at the same time on the street with painted slogans protesting some issue. Someone has to stir them up, and give instructions on what to paint and when to come out. Ask a few people who came to their home and stirred them to activity. It is never done less thought of doing. It ends up with the destruction of public property and the harassment of general public life.

Extravagant religious tamashas are being held all over the country to fool the world that we have what it takes to ensure social justice and world peace.

The age old adage is appropriate here: ‘Physician heal thyself !’ ‘Unimpressed’

Dehiwela