would show the progress we are i would show the progress we are making would show the progress we are making on would show the progress we are making on building would show the progress we are making on building of would show the progress we are making on building of a - would show the progress we arel making on building of a structure would show the progress we are - making on building of a structure to become making on building of a structure to become independent making on building of a structure to become independent and making on building of a structure to become independent and the - making on building of a structure to. become independent and the progress would become independent and the progress would be become independent and the progress would be communicated become independent and the progress would be communicated to become independent and the progress would be communicated to the - become independent and the progress would be communicated to the publicl
suggestion that that is happening. no, there isn t. and as we have seen today no, there isn t. and as we have seen today in no, there isn t. and as we have seen today in particular, no, there isn t. and as we have seen today in particular, the no, there isn t. and as we have seen today in particular, the extent- no, there isn t. and as we have seen today in particular, the extent to - today in particular, the extent to which today in particular, the extent to which this today in particular, the extent to which this industrial today in particular, the extent to which this industrial action - today in particular, the extent to which this industrial action is - which this industrial action is happening which this industrial action is happening across which this industrial action is happening across the - which this industrial action is happening across the publicl which this industrial action is - happening across the public sector on the happening across the public sector
to the question that was asked by talal about how you can reduce the bloated size of the public sector? exactly. it has to be sorry, harini, please, go ahead. you re being very polite with each other now. laughs. no, we are polite. she s my colleague! the public sector certainly. iwe.our position is the publicl sector needs to be strengthened strengthened doesn t mean expansion or bloating, - and if you look at why - the public sector has been bloated and if you look- at in which sectors it s been bloated, it s in areas, - in resources where it s people who are really unproductive, who ve been chucked - into the public sector. there are lots of vacancies in areas that actually needj to be filled. i ve got to bring dushni, you ve got to break up this bilateral at the side here. dushni, your response? i mean, ithink sri lanka has a public sector that s far too large. there is no dispute about that. the reason why it s grown in size is also political because each government that com
enemy number one. i that s not fair. applause he has to remember how he got to the position that he is. - he s an unelected president and he got to that position. because of the protests on the street. - so, now to blame students i for what is happening is really not taking responsibility - for the conditions that created a situation that led i people to the streets. just remind people ranil wickremesinghe was prime minister at the time, when gotabaya rajapaksa left office injuly. he then became president, and a lot of people in sri lanka believe he obviously does not have a mandate to be as president. but how does this relate to the question that was asked by talal about how you can reduce the bloated size of the public sector? exactly. it has to be sorry, harini, please, go ahead. you re being very polite with each other now. laughs no, we are polite. she s my colleague! the public sector certainly. iwe.our position is the publicl sector needs to be strengthened strengthened do
applause. he has to remember how he got to the position that he is. - he s an unelected president and he got to that position. because of the protests on the street. - so, now to blame students i for what is happening is really not taking responsibility - for the conditions that created a situation that led i people to the streets. just remind people ranil wickremesinghe was prime minister at the time, when gotabaya rajapaksa left office injuly. he then became president, and a lot of people in sri lanka believe he obviously does not have a mandate to be as president. but how does this relate to the question that was asked by talal about how you can reduce the bloated size of the public sector? exactly. it has to be sorry, harini, please, go ahead. you re being very polite with each other now. laughs. no, we are polite. she s my colleague! the public sector certainly. iwe.our position is the publicl sector needs to be strengthened strengthened doesn t mean expansion or bloating, -