The Hon. Wasantha Samarasinghe
Hon. Wasantha Samarasinghe stated that recent import figures for potatoes and onions were within average levels, citing 17,108 metric tons of potatoes and 29,354 metric tons of onions in the previous month, with onions around 30,000 metric tons the month before. He rejected claims of a sudden increase to 50,000 metric tons as false and requested that proceedings move on to the next item due to the scheduled Adjournment Debate.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 For the previous month, potato imports were 17,108 MT; onions 29,354 MT—around 30,000 MT the month before that as well. These are the averages. Claims of a sudden jump to 50,000 MT are false. Let us proceed to the next item as there is the Adjournment Debate.
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Cite as: The Hon. Wasantha Samarasinghe. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 22 October 2025. No. 22638. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/12445