The Hon. Chamara Sampath Dasanayake
Chamara Sampath Dasanayake questioned the Government’s claim that vehicles had not been allocated, alleging that vehicle PH-1208, registered to the Secretary of the Ministry of Tourism, was being used by a Government MP. He said photos on social media showed the vehicle being used for hunting wild boar in Punagala Estate, Bandarawela, and submitted a photo to the House.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, my first supplementary: MPs have double cabs; ministers drive Range Rovers—one minister drives a Range Rover that costs more to run than a V8. You say vehicles were not given. The vehicle bearing PH-1208, registered under the Ministry of Tourism’s Secretary, is being used by one of your MPs; photos circulating on social media show it used for hunting wild boar in Punagala Estate, Bandarawela. I am submitting the photo to the House.
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- Hansard, Thursday, 23 January 2025 ·No. 1738314169039521 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Chamara Sampath Dasanayake. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 23 January 2025. No. 1738314169039521. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/10497