{"id":71313,"date":"2020-12-15T01:11:30","date_gmt":"2020-12-15T06:11:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/?p=71313"},"modified":"2020-12-16T00:23:56","modified_gmt":"2020-12-16T05:23:56","slug":"cabal-of-state-officials-and-their-close-associates-in-the-business-community-make-important-govt-decisions-bypassing-the-prime-minister-and-the-cabinet-of-ministers-states-national-peoples","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/?p=71313","title":{"rendered":"Cabal of State officials and their close associates in the Business community Make Important Govt decisions Bypassing the Prime minister and the Cabinet of Ministers, States National People\u2019s Power  MP Dr Harini Amarasuriya."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By<\/p>\n<p>Imesh Ranasinghe<\/strong><\/p>\n<p> A cabal of state officials and their close associates in the business community have been making important government decisions bypassing the prime minister and the cabinet of ministers, National People\u2019s Power (NPP) MP Dr Harini Amarasuriya said.<\/p>\n<p>These individuals are not accountable to parliament and, as a result, the legislature has weakened since the advent of the 20th amendment to the constitution, she said.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Speaking to reporters this morning, Amarasuriya said that despite a large number of ministers and state ministers in the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) government, they are not the ones making the decisions. \u201cNot even the Prime Minister has a say,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese decisions aren\u2019t even taken after consulting their own party MPs and ministers. We\u2019re sorry to see these ministers in that state,\u201d the MP said.<\/p>\n<p>Amarasuriya further said these new alleged decision makers arrive at important decisions in the comfort of five-star hotels, not even stepping out of their air conditioned offices.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey have no feeling for the people. Nor do they understand the people. The people don\u2019t know them either,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p>Though these individuals might have educational qualifications, it doesn\u2019t necessarily mean they recognise the needs of the people, Amarasuriya further said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe ability to deal with the society cannot be inculcated through educational qualifications alone,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n<p><em>Courtesy:Economy Next<\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"tweetbutton71313\" class=\"tw_button\" style=\"float:right;margin-left:10px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdbsjeyaraj.com%2Fdbsj%2F%3Fp%3D71313&amp;text=Cabal%20of%20State%20officials%20and%20their%20close%20associates%20in%20the%20Business%20community%20Make%20Important%20Govt%20decisions...%20&amp;related=&amp;lang=en&amp;count=horizontal\" class=\"twitter-share-button\"  style=\"width:55px;height:22px;background:transparent url('https:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-tweet-button\/tweetn.png') no-repeat  0 0;text-align:left;text-indent:-9999px;display:block;\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Imesh Ranasinghe A cabal of state officials and their close associates in the business community have been making important government decisions bypassing the prime minister and the cabinet of ministers, National People\u2019s Power (NPP) MP Dr Harini Amarasuriya said. 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