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The Hon. R.M. Ranjith Madduma Bandara

Samagi Jana Balawegaya· National List· 22 July 2025 ·Adjournment: Adjournment Debate: Safeguarding Local Sugar Industry

Corruption & Governance Reform
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R.M. Ranjith Madduma Bandara rejected State Minister R.M. Jayawardhana’s corruption allegations, stating that the acts cited did not occur during the Yahapalana/United National Party Government. He urged the Government, which had pledged to catch wrongdoers, to proceed against the actual offenders.

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¶ 01 Hon. R.M. Jayawardhana, the State Minister, alleged corruption. I state responsibly that what he said were not corrupt acts that occurred during the Yahapalana/United National Party Government period. You came to catch thieves. Please catch those thieves.

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Hansard, Tuesday, 22 July 2025 ·No. 1753443916033328 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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