Former Minister Namal Rajapaksa has expressed displeasure over the issues surrounding the government’s new social welfare programme, Aswesuma.
The Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) MP’s Media Unit said in a statement that the MP called for proper research to determine who is most eligible.
”The research carried out to determine eligible recipients has caused great injustice to those who are already receiving Samurdhi. I am committed to helping the Samurdhi recipients who have been subjected to injustice,” he said.
MP Namal Rajapaksa further said the ‘Aswesuma’ programme should provide relief to the poor and should not become a problem.
“I request the government not to give in to political affiliations when dealing with the Aswesuma issue but to look at the issue through a humanitarian perspective,” he added. (NewsWire)