COLOMBO (News1st): The ‘Pavidi Handa’ organization has urged the government to refrain from selling the country’s resources to foreign nations. He pointed out that before the government came into power, a committee to protect national assets was established under the leadership of Minister Dullas Alahapperuma. However, state minister Shehan Semasinghe insisted that the government will not sell any national asset to a foreign nation. We have presented a cabinet paper in this regard as well,” the state minister told reporters. “…we reiterate that we would not sell any national asset,” Semasinghe emphasised.

Source: The Nation November 06, 2020 15:45 UTC