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Doctors and State officers hurt by withdrawal of tax free vehicle permits – strike on 3 rd.

(Lanka-e-News- 03.Dec.2015, 11.30PM)  Following a radical decision taken by the government in its latest budget to stop issuing  duty free vehicle permits  to Ministers down to State officers , the  Government Medical Officers Association (GMOA) as well as several  professional associations of government’s high ranking officers are to stage a strike on the  3 rd.

The GMOA has announced this trade union strike action as a committee jointly representing the  Government executive officers’ committees across the  Island. 16 more  trade unions are affiliated to this.

The committees of the Sri Lanka (SL) policy implementation service union , SL administrative service union , Govt. Service engineering union , State Veterinary service officers union, Government Dental service officers union, Government educational administrative service union ,SL Surveyors’ department non staff officers union, SL Survey department Graduate officers union , SL Accountancy  service union , Govt. science  officers union , Labour Commissioners’ union , SL agriculture service joint union , SL Auditors service union and Inland revenue joint trade union are  staging the strike citing the grounds that  they are hurt  over the withdrawal of  the duty free vehicle permit .  Since that demand alone cannot be made  directly , various other demands too have been tagged on to it.

It is very unfortunate that the government servants in Sri Lanka assume they are a distinct  ‘caste’ , and are therefore entitled to special perks and privileges.This ‘high caste’ is of the opinion that when they sit in those high  seats the people of ‘lower caste’ should sit in the seats beneath. Like how this obnoxious notion prevailed in the past , so this government officers’ ‘caste’ thinks what privileges the  ordinary people are not entitled to under the  government elected by the people, belongs exclusively  to them , and that the government should grant them duty free  permits too. They have made it the grounds to stage  the strike.

The students who are studying in the State Universities too are of the view, it is because they are specially privileged they are being provided with free education . Hence they treat  students receiving education from  other higher Instutions as  ‘low caste.’ 

A (pingadi – free education ) student who has failed in mathematics , and has of necessity  entered the arts faculty of the state university ,  treats  a student who excelled in Mathematics and  has entered  the private Higher Institution ,disdainfully .The  pingadi student without comparing with and understanding his/her  own weakness,  only thinks in terms of his/her  privileged education (free) and  looks down on the private Institution student .

Simply because the state University student is enjoying  privileges , only taking that into account , these students insult others. (The ability of the student in mathematics was quoted as an example on purpose , because  a student’s ability in Mathematics is treated as a   benchmark for student evaluation  in the world)

Among the Sri Lankans , still this ‘caste’ difference   (stemming  from a mental  complex ? )  is still lingering and not extirpated. It is still coursing through their veins and are deeply rooted in their bones. Hence it manifests itself  in various  forms and shapes, and every determined effort is being made by these ‘caste complex’ afflicted  individuals to give expression to it at the first opportunity .  The word ‘Strike’ is the euphemism used by them for one  such form .

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Yes it is very clear that these doctors demands are not justifiable. They asked for anything and the government's have given in. Why does not the government check on their chanelling and see how much they eake in for a day. I know of several in Ragama sri lanka who's minimum for the day is over 100 000. Why can't the incom tax dept work on this. They are beneficiaries of the free education system in sri lanka and they put so much into the private practice cos its a gold mine. Yahapalanaya should do something about these docs?
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