Sri Lanka, May 23 -- Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa today urged the government to rethink about the meal price hike for non-executive staff in Parliament.

"The price of meals for non-executive staff in Parliament is to be increased to Rs. 3,500 from Rs. 1,000 while the price for the executive staff has been increased to Rs. 4,000 from Rs. 1,500," Premadasa told the Parliament.

"I am only speaking on behalf of the non-executive staff in Parliament," he said.

He said however that the meal price increase for MPs is wecomed.

Published by HT Digital Content Services with permission from Daily Mirror Sri Lanka....