The Hon. (Dr.) V.S. Radhakrishnan
Hon. (Dr.) V.S. Radhakrishnan raised concerns over difficulties facing potato and onion farmers, including reduced digging due to rains and unsold seed stocks in Sita Eliya. He urged the Agriculture Ministry to establish a planned, region-specific cropping system and regulate cultivation to avoid inappropriate crop choices across areas. He said 3,000 postcards from Kandapola would be sent to the President and the Minister seeking a proper response, warning of the political and economic consequences of neglecting these farmers.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Exactly—due to rains, less digging. Sita Eliya stores cannot sell seed. Hayleys plans to bring tropical seed, but no takers. Please create a system. Encourage region-specific cropping; now everyone grows everything everywhere—beans where carrot should be, leeks where carrot should be. The Agriculture Ministry must plan and regulate cropping properly.
¶ 02 We will send 3,000 postcards from Kandapola to the President and to you—do not throw them in the dustbin; respond with a proper plan. Remember, in India, a Government once fell over onions; we don’t want that here. Save potato and onion farmers—and save us all.
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- Hansard, Wednesday, 22 October 2025 ·No. 22638 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. (Dr.) V.S. Radhakrishnan. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 22 October 2025. No. 22638. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/12451