People are smart, Minister is lying - Trade Union Leader

COLOMBO (News 1st); Fuel queues in addition to essential item queues are a common sight as a result of controlling fuel distribution as there were no deposit stocks, says the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation Trade Union Leader, Ananda Palitha today (17). Furthermore, he alleged that the refinery was forced to shut down due to the authorities obstructing the ability to import below 15 dollars. Alleging that the Minister is lying and the people are smart enough, Palitha noted that the refinery is an asset, and the country lost 100 metric tons of free gas, 250 metric tons of tar, 350 metric tons of naphthalene as well as Diesel after the closure. '' They played the 'loss' card on the refinery. And as I predicted earlier, there will be an unbearable pricing formula after the budget, so the subject Minister succeeded in creating an era of queues'', The Trade Union Leader concluded.