The Hon. Wasantha Samarasinghe

Jathika Jana balawegaya· Anuradhapura· 7 January 2025 ·Adjournment: Adjournment Debate: 2024 Mid-Year Fiscal Position Report

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Wasantha Samarasinghe stated that complaints are being pursued not for political retaliation but to address wrongdoing and protect the public interest. He emphasized efforts to provide essential goods at affordable prices, citing salmon at Rs. 380 and eggs at Rs. 32, and said the objective is to dismantle market “mafias” and prevent past exploitative practices.

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¶ 01 We are not filing complaints just to end up behind bars. Our focus is supplying affordable goods and breaking the mafias: salmon at Rs. 380, eggs at Rs. 32—unlike past practices.

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Source: Hansard, Tuesday, 7 January 2025 ·No. 1736487038022510 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Wasantha Samarasinghe. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 7 January 2025. No. 1736487038022510. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/16052