The Hon. Wasantha Samarasinghe
Hon. Wasantha Samarasinghe clarified the contents of a government relief commodity bag, listing essential food items such as rice, meat, onions, potatoes, lentils, canned fish, sugar, flour, tea, and Suposha. He responded to concerns about suppliers, stating that while representatives of major companies may have been involved, contracts were awarded through tenders and not unfairly to affiliated entities. He added that two state institutions had been selected and that Suposha was procured from the company producing Triposha.
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¶ 02 Hon. Deputy Chairperson, I stated then as well the contents of the commodity bag: Nadu rice 5 kg, four packets of meat, 2 kg of big onions, 2 kg of potatoes, 2 kg of lentils, one tin of salmon (canned fish), 3 kg of brown sugar, 2 kg of flour, and two packets of 200 g each of tea. That is what is included in this relief bag. Even when you go to a shop and ask, what you get is under names like “Suposha,” “Sama Posha,” and some DO-type varieties. The government one is “Suposha.” That is the name. Now, the question is this: the Chairman of Lanka Sathosa says it came from his side; the Chairman of SriLankan Airlines says it came from Hayleys; the Chairman of Browns and Company is also mentioned. We obtained supplies from the major institutions in Sri Lanka. Those individuals were present, but that does not mean their companies or affiliated entities receive contracts unfairly, Hon. Member. These are given through tenders. We have definitively selected two state institutions. For procurement of “Suposha,” we purchase from the company that produces “Triposha.” We generally refer to it as the Triposha Company.
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Cite as: The Hon. Wasantha Samarasinghe. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 21 March 2025. No. 1747297753031842. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/15778