The Hon. Namal Karunaratne
Namal Karunaratne contrasted alleged past misuse of public resources and compensation payments with the present Government’s claimed focus on distributing benefits to the public. He said criticism from opponents would not deter the Government and affirmed that it would continue its programme and intervene to advance the country.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 I will conclude briefly, Hon. Deputy Speaker.
¶ 02 They distributed money from the Presidential Fund; they paid massive compensation for houses destroyed by fire; they collected separately from insurance; and additionally took government houses. They divided what they had among themselves. But what is the present Government doing? Distributing to the people. Unable to bear this, some are making all sorts of statements with clenched fists. We do not take those remarks into account. We will continue this journey. We will lift the country higher than where it was. As a Government, we will necessarily intervene. With that, I conclude. Thank you.
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- Hansard, Friday, 19 December 2025 ·No. 23115 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Namal Karunaratne. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 19 December 2025. No. 23115. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/16283