The Hon. Gayan Janaka (on behalf of the Hon. Padmasiri Bandara)
Gayan Janaka, on behalf of Padmasiri Bandara, asked the Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports about alleged unnecessary expenditure on a 2024 function at the national cricket stadium in Hingurakgoda, Polonnaruwa, and whether any investigation has been initiated. He also sought details on the Polonnaruwa national stadium, including construction costs, reported structural failures due to construction weaknesses, and proposed remedial measures.
Verbatim record (translated)
Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 asked the Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports:
¶ 02 (a) Will he inform this House— (i) whether he is aware that there is a national cricket stadium in Hingurakgoda in Polonnaruwa; (ii) whether he admits that a function was held at that stadium in 2024 and that a large sum of money was unnecessarily spent on it; (iii) if so, whether an investigation has been initiated in that regard; and (iv) if not, the actions that will be taken in that regard?
¶ 03 (b) Will he also inform this House— (i) whether he is aware that there is a national stadium in Polonnaruwa; (ii) the total expenditure spent on the construction of the said sports complex; (iii) whether he is aware that many parts of that sports complex have collapsed due to construction weaknesses; and (iv) if so, the measures that will be taken in that regard?
¶ 04 (c) If not, why?
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Cite as: The Hon. Gayan Janaka (on behalf of the Hon. Padmasiri Bandara). 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 25 July 2025. No. 1754382585021621. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/11109