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The Hon. Namal Karunaratne

Jathika Jana balawegaya· Kurunegala· 18 December 2024 ·Oral question: Oral Questions (Questions 1–10)

Agriculture
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The Hon. Namal Karunaratne stated that the Government is prepared to proceed with purchasing paddy, despite what he described as inaction by previous administrations. He indicated that the process must begin from the current starting point and would move forward regardless.

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¶ 01 I have already given a clear answer. We are prepared. Previous administrations did nothing regarding purchasing paddy; we must start from there, but we will proceed regardless.

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Hansard, Wednesday, 18 December 2024 ·No. 1735286612086554 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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