LPBOA to lodge complaint in HRC

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By Gandhya Senanayake

The Lanka Private Bus Owners Association is scheduled to lodge a complaint with the Human Rights Commission today on the government proposal to provide free transport in SLTB and private buses to Advance Level students who are sitting for their exams.

Gamunu Wijeratne, the President of the Lanka Private Bus Owners Association (LPBOA) speaking to Daily Mirror online stated that Advance Level students who will be sitting for their exams will be inconvenienced due to this move and that they will take steps to educate the parents regarding this matter.

He further noted that due to overcrowding and other factors the students, other passengers and both the bus driver and bus conductor will be inconvenienced when carrying out their work.

Earlier Education Minister Bandula Gunawardene stated that Advance Level students will be able to travel free of charge in SLTB and private buses during their examination periods by producing their examination admission cards. (Daily Mirror online)

Comments - 7

madhatter Friday, 05 August 2011 11:04 AM

Disgraceful!

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Saman Friday, 05 August 2011 11:06 AM

He does not want to even help the future generation...

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sltk2004k Friday, 05 August 2011 11:08 AM

Won't there be 'overcrowding and other factors and inconveniences to the driver and conductor' if the students pay and go?

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udaya Friday, 05 August 2011 11:27 AM

Private Bus Operaters do not consider passengers to be human. Any individual foregoes his/her fundamental rights at the point of entering a private bus.

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Rangika Friday, 05 August 2011 11:52 AM

What lies...he said owner crowded...as if these people didnt go to school before and just now going....also holidays for other students....privte buses mean money even over the death of others !! If they cant even do this,,,,disgusting....

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Patta Pal Friday, 05 August 2011 11:47 AM

This is typical of the nonsensical people who rule this country, where the right hand does not know what the left is doing. The A level students have to hand in their admission cards on the first day of exams and thereafter will not have that with them. So they cannot show this card.

Secondly before make a statement of this nature it has to be discussed with the PBOA as they carry more passengers now than SLTB and have to be at one with the decision. Now the govt. has confused everyone and no one is accepting blame for the confusion.

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Konde Bendapucheenaa Friday, 05 August 2011 01:17 PM

Ane Puthe Duwe Numbala CTB walinma Gaman karapalla

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