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    "content": "The other issue that I want to touch here is about wastage. I know a lot has been mentioned by my colleagues about the return of vehicles. Yes, it is laudable for Ministers and other senior Government officers who are having two or more vehicles to return them, so that we can reduce the cost of running the Government. But I would like to ask the Minister to consider certain Ministries that are, more or less, rural-based. I see a contradiction in the Minister’s Speech. Number one, he has said that there will be no purchase of any new vehicles. Number two, he has said that all vehicles exceeding 1,800 cc have to be returned. You have frozen the purchase and then you are saying “Return all vehicles above 1,800 cc”. There is no single Government Ministry, including parastatals, that has a huge fleet of vehicles below 1,800 cc. Basically, what it means is that they will have to purchase those vehicles! So, I need the Minister to clarify this and also, to consider the fact that, certain Ministries, whether we like it or not, will definitely use"
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