Sajini Kulasekera

Health and Mass Media Minister Nalinda Jayatissa today said the Government will not proceed with the meeting scheduled for today with the Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA), following the union’s decision to launch a 48-hour strike. Speaking in Parliament, Minister Jayatissa said he had agreed on Sunday to hold discussions with the GMOA today on other issues, but not on the appointments of newly qualified doctors. He stressed that the law clearly states that trade unions have no role in decisions related to the appointments of newly qualified doctors who have completed their internship training. However, the Minister acknowledged that trade unions do have a role when it comes to mid-career transfers, noting that such matters are traditionally discussed with unions. He said the current issue, however, concerns new appointments and not transfers, and therefore does not fall within the GMOA’s scope. Minister Jayatissa further said the Government decided not to proceed with the meeting after the GMOA declared what he described as an “unfair” 48-hour strike over the matter. He also noted that 96% of newly qualified doctors had rejected the GMOA’s directive and joined the service. The Minister urged the new doctors to continue reporting to work without fear, assuring that police protection and public support would be provided if necessary. He added that the Government is prepared to face any situation arising from the strike.

It’s pitiful to see those so crippled by their inferiority complex that they can’t even bring themselves to acknowledge the recovery from 2022 to 2024. That period’s ‘stability’ & ‘recovery’ is a tough pill to swallow, especially for the NPP sycophants who opposed every measure that made it possible, yet now strangely champion maintaining the very outcomes they condemned. Also don’t forget the midlife-crisis poverty cosplaying “activists”, and the irony is hilarious to watch.

Isn't it the same with NPP fanbase? Still believing in a "76-year Curse" and AKD as the only "Savior"? My honest opinion is both RW and AKD should deserve some credit for the recent recovery. However, RW stepped up when others fled amid the country's worst economic crisis. His unpopular yet critical austerity measures set the foundation for one of the most remarkable recoveries in the modern history. Yes, the turnaround was IMF-driven, but his leadership facilitated these. Happy to see AKD continuing the same IMF program pragmatically (not the one based on their alternative DSA though😜)