The National People’s Power (NPP) has condemned the Gazette which details imposition of emergency regulations on essential foods issued by the President and says it is a gimmick which will allow for the President and the Government to gain extra power. In the three page media release, the party accused the President of self-imposing powers into his own hands and abusing the power vested by himself to make decisions related to the country for his own benefit. The concerns brought up by the NPP included issues such as ‘sudden emergency’ decisions taken by the President, the extraordinary gazette giving the President ‘power’ to do as and what he feels, and the powers being misused by the Government to gain full control of the country, similar to a militarisation scenario. Furthermore, the NPP have accused the Government of encouraging racial chaos by not attending and acknowledging the matters at handThe statement went on to note that such a ‘dangerous’ amount of power vested into one individual goes against democracy and the freedom of the people of Sri Lanka is now at stake.

Source: The Nation September 06, 2021 03:00 UTC