INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Minister of Power and Energy Kanchana Wijesekera says that a token system to distribute fuel is to be introduced from tomorrow (June
27).Speaking during a press briefing in Colombo today, he said the decision was taken at a meeting of the Security Council chaired by the
President and the Prime Minister yesterday (25).However, the Minister requested the public not to wait in queues at filling station until
the next fuel shipment arrives as the stocks of fuel held by the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) are being distributed only for essential
Council had met last night, on the instructions of the President and the Prime Minister
Accordingly, they have decided that from tomorrow, if there are people queuing up at filling stations, the security forces including the
Army, Air Force, Navy and Police will be deployed at every filling station from tomorrow to give everyone in the queues a token in the order
The minister said that by the day after tomorrow they will not be able to deliver to every filling station until they receive the next fuel
I know the pressure and the anger
It could be against me or the government or the ministry, the president or the prime minister, but I urge you not to line up at petrol
stations in the next few days
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