Disabled police officers demand equal rights

Disabled police officers demand equal rights

Disabled police officers say they are angered by the government’s double standards in issuing benefits to war disabled security staff. Speaking to BBC Sandeshaya Secretary of the police disabled war hero’s association H.M.U.S.B Herath said “it is unfair to treat Army and Police war disabled differently”. Chief Government Whip and Minister of Water Supply, Dinesh Gunawardhana speaking at the Parliament on Wednesday said that the disabled police officers are not entitled to the same benefits as their military counterparts. In reply to a question put forward by opposition MP Dayasiri Jayasekera, Minister Gunawardena stated that the police operate as a civil force unlike the armed forces of the country.     Full Story>>>