Reports are available that the Chinese corporate Qingdao Seawin Biotech Group QSBG is insisting that it continues with its agreement with GOSL for the supply of organic fertilizers. Inspite of requests by GOSL to supply chemical fertilizers QSBG has refused saying it does not supply chemical fertilizers and that according to their local rules in any event chemical fertilizers are banned from exports.
Balance the equity of a commercial contract with the fact that then Executive President Gothabya Rajapaksa insisted on the move to an all organic farming nation literally overnight and has subsequently accepted it was a mistake the financial repercussions for the Nation are horrendous. It has challenged our country’s farmed food supply chain and has resulted in several challenges for the people.
Now for the Equity.
The people of Sri Lanka have to now foot the lifetime bill of providing security and a home under the Act to former presidents and their surviving spouses.
So on one hand the people have been completely wronged by such hasty irrational and obstinately made decisions costing us money and we then have to fork out more to keep to our contract of providing him with a home.
How about at least for the sake of equity if nothing else the former president acts humbly and says “you know what as a man of principle I will remain at my own home and all I need is security please as a measure however token it may well be to acknowledge my mistake on chemical fertilizers ban overnight – I don’t need another house and it’s attendant extra costs”
Are there such people in our political landscape? If there are none it’s about time we groomed future leaders to believe in equity in all aspects.
Faraz Shauketaly
www.independent.lk
