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The Hon. Mano Ganesan

Samagi Jana Balawegaya· National List· 8 April 2025 ·Oral question: Oral Question: MSME Tariff Crisis and Trade Negotiations (SO 27(2))

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Mano Ganesan asked the Minister to table in Parliament the MoUs referred to in the Minister’s statement, arguing that doing so would build public and parliamentary confidence. He noted that similar actions in the past had been criticized as “selling out,” and sought clarification and transparency by requesting that all such documents be submitted to Parliament.

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¶ 01 Hon. Minister, we attentively listened to your statement and are pleased. None of us speaks of “selling out.” Please submit these documents to Parliament. When we moved similarly in the past, you shouted “sell-out.” Now you say these were presented to the Cabinet. Fine. Please submit them to Parliament to gain the confidence of the entire country and provide us the information. Will you submit all those MoUs—since you say they are MoUs, not agreements—to Parliament to gain the confidence of the country?

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Hansard, Tuesday, 8 April 2025 ·No. 1747715041076408 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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