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Of that crab dance Source:Island The government has scored another victory. In what may be called a show of strength, it steamrollered the controversial Petroleum Products (Special Provisions) Amendment Bill through Parliament on Tuesday (18) amidst protests by the Opposition and the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) trade unions. But it is bound to baulk at taking up the 22nd Amendment to the Constitution Bill for debate. Many a government politician who headed for the hills at the height of Aragalaya is now back in the saddle. All the burning issues that led to the emergence of mass protests a few moons ago remain unsolved. Gotabaya Rajapaksa quit the presidency; Mahinda resigned as Prime Minister; Basil left Parliament, and Namal and Chamal have ceased to be ministers. But the Rajapaksas continue to call the shots in the government. They know more than one way to shoe a horse, and have outfoxed their rivals. ...