SLT engineers launch ‘work to rule’ in public inteest to weed out chairman Sirisena who is vigorously and viciously ‘killing’ SLT

(Lanka-e-News- 16.Feb.2016, 8.05PM) The Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT) Engineers Association has begun their campaign from 15th against the inefficient , corrupt and most abhorred administration of Kumarasinghe  Sirisena , the chairman of the SLT.

As a preliminary phase of the campaign , all the engineers launched   a ‘work to rule’ from 15th. That is they will not perform any work other  than  their prescribed ‘duties.’   They will be refraining from  working on Saturdays , Sundays and Poya days,and  will also not engage in duties that they  perform voluntarily  

The main reason that prompted the assocation to resort to this action is, the recruitment of utterly unqualified and  incompetent Sirisena’s village henchmen of Gampaha and Polonnaruwa to posts of SLT technical officers and other positions.

Unbelievably , carpenters and masons who know absolutely nothing about telecommunication technology have been appointed as Telecom technical officers . All of them are residents of Gampaha and Polonnaruwa, and have been recruited based on the mere signature of Kumarasinghe Sirisena. What is most rudely shocking about this wrongful and abominable action is , these appointments have been made in a high handed manner  by Kumarasinge Sirisena not on the orders or with the knowledge of the Minister in charge Harin Fernando under whom is Kumarasinghe Sirisena, the chairman.

As many as 147 incompetent individuals had been recruited in the first batch , and in the second , a further 250 are to be recruited. In addition , those incompetent unqualified staff  from Hambantota and Beliatta who were temporarily employed under the name of ‘manpower’ during the brutal corrupt Rajapakse regime are also to be made permanent.

The Engineers say , they are unable to perform their duties duly when they have such incompetent unqualified staff.

SLT is a popular  public establishment. Therefore anyone residing anywhere should have a right to be employed there. That right cannot be confined  only to Gampaha and Polonnaruwa residents. 

Such a public Co. must have a fixed legal standard system when recruiting staff. That is , an advertisement shall be first made in all the newspapers regarding the vacancies  calling for applications mentioning the qualifications needed for those posts; and after  the selections are made based on  the applications received , a competitive exam shall be held. Thereafter , those who scored the highest marks shall be  summoned for an interview for fnal selection. 

This was the system of recruitment followed when recruiting staff for the SLT , a national asset , until the lawless Rajapakse regime began ruthlessly and wantonly  breaking down and sabotaging  the proper procedures. The government that was installed for good governance cannot therefore under any circumstance follow  fanciful or  hole and corner methods or  unscrupulous schemes other than the proper methodology aforementioned when recruiting staff to such an important  public concern.

Kumarasinghe Sirisena’s own incompetence and ulterior motives notwithstanding , he  cannot be permitted to act according to his own whims and fancies recruiting incompetent ineligible staff to such an important public concern , and plunge the Institution into doom and gloom to the detriment of national interests. 

In the circumstances , the campaign of the Engineers is absolutely justifiable . Therefore they fully  deserve the whole hearted  support of the staff of the other categories of the SLT , and the general public without doubt, sources say. 

If a just and fair methodolgy on behalf of the public is not adhered to when recuiting staff to such an important public concern, there is no option except   that to kick out the corrupt , incompetent and much abhorred chairman of the SLT . In that case ,it will become imperative that the struggle initiated  is waged  until that salutary goal is accomplished , for all those who are involved in that welcome campaign are acting in the best national interests for they are seeking to eliminate the  weeds destroying an otherwise  flourishing environment .

A communique issued by the SLT engineers regarding their ‘work to rule’ campaign  is included hereunder.

(There is a possibility for the corrupt ,inefficient and unscrupulous chairman of the SLT / Mobitel Co. to ban this news exposure using his atrocious powers and influence ,and deprive   the viewers of the right of accessing this report. We have therefore published  this article  via the Lanka e news face book too.)

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