The Hon. Rohitha Abeygunawardhana
Rohitha Abeygunawardhana asked the Deputy Minister to clarify the status of 304 licences allegedly issued unlawfully by the previous Government to favoured parties. He requested details on whether the licences remain valid or are illegal, how they were granted, and whether there is a procedure to terminate or cancel them.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 The question is this. Now Minister Bow—presented that the previous Government issued 304 licences not in accordance with the law, to their favourites. We were given a book listing all 304 licencees. Will these licences continue, are they illegal, how were they granted, and is there a process to conclude or cancel them, Hon. Deputy Minister?
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- Hansard, Thursday, 5 February 2026 ·No. 23269 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Rohitha Abeygunawardhana. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 5 February 2026. No. 23269. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/12926