Steps taken to stop taking extortion's from buses

 Mar 02, 2016

President Maithripala Sirisena has ordered to immediately enforce a mechanism to stop the mafia taking extortions from bus owners and drivers.

The president instructed the chairman of the provincial transport authorities to resolve the problems in the transport sector at a special discussion held at president’s secretariat.

The president said “you all should know how much money taken as extortions appearing as Island’s reconvicted criminals (IRC’s)”

The President said although the former regime did not take any credible steps to stop this extortion mafia, he would take stern actions to prevent this.

The discussion was chaired by transport minister Nimal Siripala De Silva, provincial ministers, the secretary to the transport ministry and other officials.  

The president said although a decentralized administration is implemented by provinces a single policy should be formed for the whole country.

The president’s media unit said although a combined schedule is functioning now and despite buses running at once and the private buses running slow, not achieving the required profit targets was also discussed.