11 September 2021 12:00 am Views - 771
By Romesh Madusanka
Minister Namal Rajapaksa stressed that drastic action would be taken against individuals for profiteering under the current situation, regardless of their status or political affiliations.
He told the media during his visit to Jaffna on Thursday (09) on inspection of the ongoing economic and infrastructure projects in the district that the President had instructed Minister Bandula Gunawardana to implement a price control on essential consumer goods and to protect the consumers from racketeers hiding consumer goods and creating shortages. Parliamentarians Ankajan Ramanathan, Surain Raghawan and Mayor of Jaffna Vishvalingam Manivannan were present at the occasion.