The Hon. D.V. Chanaka
Hon. D.V. Chanaka questioned the Government’s plan to purchase rice at Rs. 220 per kilo from mills that had bought paddy at Rs. 90 per kilo, and said imports should be allowed if there is a genuine shortage. He highlighted shortages in his district, stating that shops limit rice sales to one kilo and that coconuts and coconut milk powder are unavailable, including at Keells despite the Prime Minister’s visit.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Thank you very much, Hon. Minister.
¶ 02 You are planning to buy rice at Rs. 220 per kilo from rice mills that bought paddy at Rs. 90 per kilo. If imports are needed due to a genuine shortfall, then import; do not keep people hungry. In my district, you can buy only one kilo of rice per shop; there is no coconut. We saw the Prime Minister visit Keells. Today at Keells there are no coconuts; even coconut milk powder is unavailable.
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Cite as: The Hon. D.V. Chanaka. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 5 December 2024. No. 1734081038099638. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/12578