Minister Lal Kantha says that his party also took to the streets to protest for government jobs for all graduates, and now the consequences of such employment are visible. He stated that unlimited government jobs are a problem, and that his party is forcing all officials to give government jobs. He said that the government is not an institution that provides jobs, and everyone, including himself, is responsible for the collapse of this country.
Expressing further views, he said:
”30,000 people need to be recruited for the government service this year. But graduates should be told not to look for government jobs. The government is not an institution that provides jobs. We should also be responsible for that. We should also be responsible for that. We said that all graduates should go out on the streets and fight for jobs.
Now they have nothing to do at the Divisional Secretariats. The Divisional Secretaries are saying don’t come, come on Wednesday and sign and leave. It is better for you to stay at home than to come here. When you come here, you have to put on a small fan or a light. That means that you and I, who are speaking, are responsible for the collapse of this country.”
He said this while participating in the handover of seed rice processing machines and seed rice drying machines received by the country under the assistance of the European Union to the Maha Iluppallemama Seed Research Institute.