SL doctors’ union to complain to UN against ‘bullying’ by India; urge deportation of Delhi’s envoy

Sri Lanka’s powerful union of state sector doctors said on Wednesday it was planning to complain to the UN General Secretary against bullying tactics by India in forcing an economic agreement on Sri Lanka.

“I have got approval from the council (of the Government Medical Officers Association- GMOA) to write to Mr. Ban Ki-moon and complain that India is abusing Sri Lanka (in the proposed trade and services pact),” GMOA President Dr. Anuruddha Padeniya told a public discussion on Wednesday on the controversial Economic and Technical Cooperation Agreement (ETCA) proposed with India.

Speaking at the event organized by the Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science (SLAAS), he said Sri Lankan doctors have better skills and knowledge than Indian doctors. “There is nothing to learn or gain in knowledge from Indian specialists,” he said reiterating that India would gain far more than Sri Lanka in the proposed pact.

Strongly criticising recent comments by the Indian High Commissioner Y.K. Sinha who had lambasted the joint opposition over their opposition to ETCA, said he should be deported. “The Indian High Commissioner thinks he is like a Governor. He can’t control our parliamentarians or political parties. He should stick to diplomatic protocols. If we are to maintain our dignity, we have to deport him,” the outspoken GMOA head said.

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