Sri Lanka, March 3 -- The auction for 14 high end vehicles belonged by the President's Office, six decommissioned vehicles and various spare parts was held on Friday (28).

This decision was made with the objective of reducing government expenditure and promoting financial accountability.

Accordingly, 15 vehicles were auctioned yesterday, including nine Defender Jeeps, one Volvo Jeep, a Chrysler car, a Mahindra Bolero, a Rosa bus, a Discovery vehicle, and a Toyota car.

The auction for the remaining vehicles is scheduled to take place soon.

These vehicles were not those allocated to the permanent staff of the Presidential Secretariat but were instead used by advisors and personnel appointed under Article 41(1) of the Constitution by the...